Rome Beauty
Apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated with H.N. Gillett in Lawrence County, Ohio, USA. Brought to notice in 1848. Fruits have creamy white, rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh with very little flavour. Fruits do not mature well in the UK.
Synonyms:
?Imperatore, ?Morella, Beaute de Rome, Belle de Rome, Faust's Rome Beauty, Frumusetea Romei, Gillet's Seedling, Gillett's Seedling, Morgenduit, Mussolinieapfel, Pomme de Romagne, Rimskaia Krasavita, Rimskaya Krasavitsa, Rimske Krasne, Roma szepe, Roman Beauty, Rome, Rome's Beauty
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Father to:
Monroe
Sports:
Barkley Red Rome
Double Red Rome Beauty
Glengyle Red
Red Rome
Ruby Rome Beauty
Accession name
Rome Beauty
