Red Romaein

Apple

Red Romaein

Origin/History

Italian fruit.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: large
Form: oblate oblong conic
Skin: bright yellow, shaded with red, dotted with small brown spots
Stem: slender
Calyx: closed
Flesh: white, fine-grained, crisp, sugary acid, perfumed
Core: small

Season

December to March.

Uses

Not described in source.

Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Red Romaein.

Pomme Romarin Rouge. Mela di Rosmarino rossa.

An Italian fruit.

Fruit large, oblate oblong conic, bright yellow, shaded with red, and dotted with small brown spots. Stalk slender. Calyx closed. Flesh white, fine-grained, crisp, sugary acid, perfumed. Core small. December to March. (An. Pom.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Mela di Rosmarino rossa Pomme Romarin Rouge