Romianka
AppleRomianka
Origin / History
Of Russian origin. Described by N.E. Hansen in A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902), where it is listed as No. 445.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium.
Form: Roundish oblong, faintly angular.
Stem: Long.
Cavity: Acuminate, regular, with radiating patch of russet.
Calyx: Half open, segments large. Tube conical; stamens median.
Basin: Broad, nearly flat, corrugated.
Skin: Surface yellow, rather thinly striped and splashed crimson, the coloring dulled by a whitish bloom.
Dots: White, minute, obscure.
Flesh and flavor: White, peculiar spongy texture, juicy, subacid, fair.
Core and seeds: Core closed. Seeds few, small.
Season
Fall.
Uses
Use chiefly culinary.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Designated No. 445 in Hansen's numbered series of varieties.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Romianka (No. 445)—Fruit medium, roundish oblong, faintly angular; surface yellow, rather thinly striped and splashed crimson, the coloring dulled by a whitish bloom; dots white, minute, obscure; cavity acuminate, regular, with radiating patch of russet; stem long; basin broad, nearly flat, corrugated; calyx half open, segments large. Core closed; tube conical; stamens median; seeds few, small; flesh white, peculiar spongy texture, juicy, subacid, fair; use chiefly culinary. Fall. Of Russian origin.