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Red Rome
Culinary / Dessert apple
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.
Parentage:
Sport of Rome Beauty
Mother to: Roanoke
Flowering time:
13th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time: Mid October
Size: large
Shape: Globose
Height: 65.20 mm
Width: 75.57 mm
Ribbing: weak-medium
Crown: medium
Ground Colour: Whitish green
Over Colour: Red
Over Colour Amount: high
Over Colour Pattern: solid flush
Russet: very low
Juiciness: dry-medium
Flesh Colour: White