Coastal Russet are oblong potatoes with russetted skin and white flesh.
They are marketed as all-purpose potatoes for sale directly to consumers.
History Notes
Coastal Russet Potatoes were developed by Cornell University and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland from a cross between “Russet Burbank” potatoes and a potato referred to as “B8281-5.”
During development, the potato was referred to as “B9596-2.”
Released 1988.