No. 26. Rambo
AppleNo. 26. Rambo
Origin and History
Much cultivated in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, taking its name from the families by whom it was introduced into notice. In Philadelphia, it is known by the name "Seek no farther" and is a highly popular fruit in the fall months. In some parts of the country, it is called the Bread and Cheese apple.
Tree
The tree grows large. The leaves are of a pale yellowish green.
Fruit
Form and Size
The form is flat; the size middling.
Skin
The skin is pale yellow, with faint red streaks towards the sun.
Flesh and Flavor
The flesh is tender and sprightly. It is a sweeter and more juicy fruit than the Vandervere, which it otherwise resembles in appearance.
Season and Storage
It ripens in the fall and keeps for several months.
Uses
It is much admired as a cooking apple and is a fine table apple. It makes tolerably good cider, but not of the first quality.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
- Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817) — listed as NO. 26. RAMBO, OR ROMANITE.
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 26. RAMBO, OR ROMANITE.
This apple is much cultivated in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New-Jersey; taking its name from the families by whom it was introduced into notice. It resembles the Vandervere in its appearance, but is a sweeter and more juicy fruit; the form is flat, the size middling, the skin a pale yellow, with faint red streaks towards the sun; the flesh tender and sprightly: it is much admired as a cooking apple—it makes tolerably good cider, but not of the first quality; and is a fine table apple. The tree grows large, the leaves are of a pale yellowish green; it ripens in the fall, and keeps for several months—it is known by the name of Seek no farther in the Philadelphia market, where it is a highly popular fruit, in the fall months; it is in some parts of the country, called the Bread and Cheese apple.