Flowers are abundant. Buds are green with reddish-purple base and pedicel and moderate amount of short pubescence. Corolla is medium large, red-purple color and anthers are bright yellow. Tuber skin is tannish brown and not scaly. Eyes are plentiful, moderately shallow to deep and well distributed.
Dormancy is medium.
Ranger Russet is more resistant than Russet Burbank to Verticillium wilt, PVX, PVY, leafroll net necrosis and Fusarium dry rot. It is highly resistant to hollow heart. It produces higher U.S. No. 1 yields and specific gravity than Russet Burbank. It is susceptible to common scab and is more susceptible to blackspot bruise than Russet Burbank.