Barkley Red Rome

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured clone of Rome Beauty which was discovered in 1944 by G.L. Barkley, Manson, Washington, U.S.A. Introduced in 1953. Fruits are rather coarse-textured, juicy but with little flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Rome Beauty

Accession No.
1969 - 064   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Barkley Red Rome

Flowering time
17th May 10% flowering
21st May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Over Colour (Amount)
high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1

Russet
very low 1


References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register