Rambour Gros
AppleRambour Gros
Origin / History
An old apple, described by Ronalds and so cited by Downing (1900). Planted Spring 1895 at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, B.C., and listed in its Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900).
Tree
Tree a strong grower (Agassiz).
Fruit
Size: Large (Ronalds, as cited by Downing); medium (Agassiz).
Form: Roundish oblong conical, with slight projecting ribs (Ronalds); flatish (Agassiz).
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow, marbled and faintly striped with rich warm red (Ronalds); greenish yellow, streaked with red on the sunny side (Agassiz).
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white. Crisp, juicy, sharp subacid; "Good" (Ronalds). A little soft, sprightly, acid; quality medium (Agassiz).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ronalds gives December, January. At Agassiz the fruit ripens the last of August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1900–1913) from Illinois
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Rambour Gros.
An old Apple, described by Ronalds as: Fruit large, roundish oblong conical, slight projecting ribs, yellow, marbled and faintly striped with rich warm red. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, sharp subacid. Good. December, January.
— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)Planted Spring 1895. Tree a strong grower. Fruit of medium size, flatish. Skin greenish yellow, streaked with red, on sunny side. Flesh white, a little soft, sprightly, acid, quality medium. Season last of August.