Pomme De Rose

Apple

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Roundish flattened

Skin: Red on yellow ground; small dots

Flesh: White, coarse texture

Flavor: Acid

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

December–February

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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POMME DE ROSE.

Large, roundish flattened, red on yellow, small dots; flesh, white, coarse, acid. December February.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Api Blanc Api Gros Catshead Greening Crede's Wilhelms Apfel Dieu Double-Api Green Leadington Gros-Api Gros-Api Rouge Gros-Api d'Hiver Gros-Apis Grosse Schafnase Grosse-Pomme de Long-Bois Grosser Api Leadington Loggerhead Monstrous Monstrous Leadington Pomme d'Api-Gros Rose de l'Agenais Rosen Apfel Round Catshead Rubin Schafsnase Seigneur d'Automne (P. de) Stoke Leadington Terwin's Goliath Tete d'Ange Tete du Chat Vermillon Vermillon d'Hiver Rose

Quick Facts

Type Apple

Also Known As

Api Blanc, Api Gros, Catshead Greening, Crede's Wilhelms Apfel, Dieu, Double-Api, Green Leadington, Gros-Api, Gros-Api Rouge, Gros-Api d'Hiver, Gros-Apis, Grosse Schafnase, Grosse-Pomme de Long-Bois, Grosser Api, Leadington, Loggerhead, Monstrous, Monstrous Leadington, Pomme d'Api-Gros, Rose de l'Agenais, Rosen Apfel, Round Catshead, Rubin, Schafsnase, Seigneur d'Automne (P. de), Stoke Leadington, Terwin's Goliath, Tete d'Ange, Tete du Chat, Vermillon, Vermillon d'Hiver

Similar Names

Varieties with overlapping synonyms or other potential name matches

Rose

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Season Winter

Flavor acid

Keeping Good

Size Large

Skin Color red, yellow

Data good