Summer Rambo. Rambour Franc. Rambour Gros. Frank Rambour. Summer Rambour. Rambour d'Ete.

This is an old French Apple which was pretty freely distributed many years since, and the old trees of which everywhere prove hardy and profitable for early marketing. Tree vigorous, spreading, open round head.

Fruit a little above medium size, flat, generally evenly formed, but occasionally a little irregular, pale greenish yellow, stained and streaked with red on the sunny side. Flesh rather soft, sprightly subacid. Good. Ripens early in September.

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

SUMMER RAMBO.

REFERENCES. 1. Switzer, 1725 (cited by 7). 2. Duhamel, 1:28. 1768. 3. Forsyth, 1803:49. 4. Coxe, 1817:104. fig. 5. Forsyth, 1824:123. 6. Kenrick, 1832:37. 7. Floy-Lindley, 1833:12. 8. Manning, 1838:47. 9. Downing, 1845:94. 10. Thomas, 1849:141. 11. Elliott, 1854:178. 12. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1862. 13. Warder, 1867:733. 14. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1871:10. 15. Leroy, 1873:598. fig. 16. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:76. 17. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:298. 18. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:250. 19. (?) Revue Horticole, 66:202. 1894. 20. Taylor, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1895:199. 21. Burrill and McCluer, Ill. Sta. Bul., 45:337. 1896.

SYNONYMS. Cambour des Lorrains (15). Charmant Blanc (15). De Lorraine (15). De Rambourg (15). De Rambure (15). De Notre-Dame (15). FRANK RAMBOUR (1, 7). Frank Rambour (9). Grosh (16). Gros-Rambour d'Ete (15). Herbstbreitling (15). Lothringer Rambour d'Ete (15). Pomme de Notre-Dame (6). RAMBOUR (3). Rambour (15, 17). Rambour Blanc (15). (RAMBOUR D'AMERIQUE, 19)? RAMBOUR D'ETE (4, 8, 15). Rambour d'Ete (6, 9, 10, 11). RAMBOUR FRANC (2, 5, 6, 9, 12). Rambour Franc (4, 7, 10, 11, 15, 21). Rambourg Aigre (15). Rambour Gros (7, of the English 6). Rambour Raye (6, 15). Rambu (15). Remboure d'Ete (15). SUMMER RAMBO (13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21). Summer Rambo (11). SUMMER RAMBOUR (10, 11). Summer Rambour (4, 9).

Fruit of the type of Grosh; very attractive in size, form and color; large, oblate, yellowish-green considerably striped and splashed with mixed red, good to very good. Season early autumn. Begins to ripen about a month earlier than Grosh. The tree is a strong grower, comes into bearing young and bears quite regularly yielding moderate to good crops. Although it has long been known in cultivation in this country it has not gained much recognition among New York fruit growers. The fine color and size of this variety combined with its comparatively good quality recommend it for home use or local market. It is an old variety and has been tested in many parts of the United States but its cultivation has never become extensive. These facts would indicate that it has weaknesses not apparent to the casual observer. Possibly it is worthy of further trial in this state.

Historical. This variety is said to have originated in France (15). It has long been known in this country having been described by Coxe in 1817 and Kenrick in 1832 (4, 6). It was listed in the catalogue of the American Pomological Society under the name Rambour Franc from 1862 to 1871 (12, 14, 20). It is still listed by nurserymen (18). It is comparatively little known in New York state but is more often found in cultivation in Ohio and regions farther west.

TREE. Tree vigorous. Form upright spreading to roundish, open. Twigs moderately long, curved, moderately stout; internodes medium. Bark brown, tinged with green, lightly streaked with scarf-skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticels quite numerous, medium size, round, not raised. Buds medium size, broad, plump, obtuse, free, slightly pubescent.

FRUIT. Fruit large to very large, uniform in size and shape. Form oblate to roundish oblate, sometimes slightly ovate, sometimes faintly ribbed, pretty regular; sides often unequal. Stem short to medium, rather thick. Cavity nearly acuminate, deep to medium in depth, rather broad, usually symmetrical, sometimes lipped, sometimes slightly russeted close to the stem. Calyx rather large, closed or sometimes slightly open; lobes medium to short, rather narrow, acute to obtuse. Basin deep to sometimes medium, wide to medium in width, abrupt, smooth, symmetrical. Skin thick, tough, smooth, attractive clear bright yellow or greenish, in well colored specimens largely washed and mottled with lively pinkish-red, conspicuously marked with many broken stripes and splashes of bright carmine. Dots numerous, usually small and submerged, but some are scattering, large, brown or russet. Prevailing effect striped. Calyx tube medium in length, rather wide, broadly conical. Stamens median to marginal. Core rather small, axile; cells nearly closed; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. Carpels roundish to roundish ovate approaching elliptical. Seeds frequently abortive, rather large, wide, plump, acute, moderately dark brown. Flesh yellowish-green, firm, breaking, coarse, tender, very juicy, mildly subacid, somewhat aromatic, good. Season September to November.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

Summer Rambour. Summer Rambo, | Rambour Franc, | Rambour d'Ete. Foreign. Above medium, greenish yellow, streaked with red, roundish flattened, apt to be mealy. August.

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

Summer Rambo. (A corruption of Summer Rambour.) See Western Beauty.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

SUMMER RAMBO. Rambour. Summer Rambour. This apple is of the type of the better-known Grosh, differing chiefly in ripening its crop about a month earlier. The variety probably originated in France more than two centuries ago, and has been grown in America since 1800. It is now to be found, on this side of the Atlantic, only in Ohio and states to the West.

Tree vigorous, upright-spreading, open. Fruit large or very large, uniform in size and shape, oblate or round-oblate, sometimes ovate, faintly ribbed, regular, sides often unequal; stem short, thick; cavity acuminate, deep, broad, usually symmetrical, sometimes lipped, sometimes russeted near the stem; calyx large, closed or sometimes open; lobes short, narrow, acute; basin deep, wide, abrupt, smooth, symmetrical; skin thick, tough, smooth, yellow or greenish, in well-colored specimens largely washed and mottled with red, conspicuously marked with many broken stripes and splashes of carmine; dots numerous, usually small and submerged, with some large, brown or russet; prevailing effect striped; calyx-tube medium in length, wide, broadly conical; stamens median; core small, axile; cells closed; core-lines meeting; carpels round-ovate; seeds frequently abortive, or large, wide, plump, acute, dark brown; flesh yellow, firm, breaking, coarse, tender, very juicy, mild subacid, somewhat aromatic; good; September to November.

— U.P. Hedrick, Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits (1922)