Red Rome
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Dual purpose. December-April. A more highly coloured clone of Rome Beauty. Originated in Barnley, Australia. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950. Fruits have creamy white, rather coarse textured, juicy flesh with little flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Rome Beauty
Mother to:
Roanoke
Accession name
Red Rome (Australia)
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Height
65.20 mm 1
Width
75.57 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush 1
Russet
very low 1
Juiciness
dry-medium 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register