Nured Rome

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured clone of Rome Beauty. Originated in 1927 with J.A. Snyder in Van Husen Orchard, Wenatchee, Washington, USA. Introduced in 1943. Fruits have rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh but with little flavour.

Synonyms:
SeeandO Red Rome

Availability
Not currently held in the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1967 - 079   fingerprint   cancel

Accession name
Nured Rome

Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Truncate conical 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish green 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush 1

Russet
absent 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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