Italian Rose
AppleItalian Rose
Origin/History An Italian dessert apple, also known by the German designation "Weisse Italianische Rosmarinapfel."
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form Medium; roundish oblong conical.
Skin Yellow, with pale red, somewhat striped in the sun.
Flesh and Flavor White, tender, juicy, sugary, vinous.
Cavity, Calyx, and Basin Not described in source.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Season December.
Uses Dessert apple.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), cited after Diel.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Italian Rose.
Weisse Italianische Rosmarinapfel.
An Italian dessert Apple.
Fruit medium, roundish oblong conical, yellow, with pale red, somewhat striped in the sun. Flesh white, tender, juicy, sugary, vinous. December. (Diel.)