Umatilla Russet Potatoes are oblong, with dark, russeted skin and white flesh.
These are floury potatoes, marketed for direct to consumer sales, for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK) and for processing into French Fries (aka chips in the UK.)
History Notes
Umatilla Russet Potatoes were developed by a Dr. J. J. Pavek at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Experimental Station in Aberdeen, Idaho from a cross between Butte potatoes and a potato referred to as “A77268-4.”
During development, the potato was referred to as “AO82611-7.”
Released in 1998.