Westmoreland Rambo
AppleWestmoreland Rambo
Origin / History
Westmoreland Rambo was grown from seed of the Common Rambo by Joseph Kern, Greensburg, Tenn.
Tree
The tree is vigorous and a rapid grower. It makes a large, spreading, open head that requires very little pruning. It bears annually fair crops of large fruit of very good quality, evenly distributed over the tree.
Fruit
Size: Large to very large.
Form: Oblate, somewhat flattened at the ends.
Stem: Stalk short, rather small.
Cavity: Large, deep, a little greenish.
Calyx: Closed, or nearly so.
Basin: Large, deep, slightly corrugated.
Skin: Pale greenish yellow, shaded, striped and splashed with light and dark red over nearly the whole surface.
Dots: A few brown dots.
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, a little coarse, juicy, tender, pleasant subacid. Quality good or very good.
Core and seeds: Core small.
Season
Ripens September and October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Several varieties of the Large Rambo were raised from seed of the Old Rambo. They are much larger in size and more vigorous in growth, and most of them ripen earlier, but they do not quite equal Westmoreland Rambo in quality.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Westmoreland Rambo.
Grown from seed of the Common Rambo, by Joseph Kern, Greensburg, Tenn. Tree vigorous and a rapid grower, makes a large, spreading, open head, requiring very little pruning; it bears annually fair crops of large fruit of very good quality, and evenly distributed over the tree. There are several varieties of the Large Rambo raised from seed of the Old Rambo, which are much larger in size, more vigorous in growth; most of them ripen earlier, but do not quite equal it in quality.
Fruit large to very large, oblate, somewhat flattened at the ends; skin pale greenish yellow, shaded, striped and splashed with light and dark red over nearly the whole surface, with a few brown dots; stalk short, rather small; cavity large, deep, a little greenish; calyx closed, or nearly so; basin large, deep, slightly corrugated; flesh whitish, a little coarse, juicy, tender, pleasant subacid; quality good or very good; core small. September, October.