Barkley Red Rome
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured clone of Rome Beauty which was discovered in 1944 by G.L. Barkley, Manson, Washington, U.S.A. Introduced in 1953. Fruits are rather coarse-textured, juicy but with little flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Rome Beauty
Accession name
Barkley Red Rome
Flowering time
17th May 10% flowering
21st May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
very low 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register