Ruby Rome Beauty

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured clone of Rome Beauty. Discovered in about 1912 by M.F. Hubbs, in Hall Orchard, Milton-Freewater, Oregon, USA. Introduced in 1928. Fruits have creamy white, rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh with little flavour.

Synonyms:
Black Rome Beauty, Cherry Red Rome Beauty, Miller Ruby Rome, Ruby Red Rome, Ruby Rome

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Rome Beauty

Accession No.
1952 - 040   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Ruby Rome Beauty

Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 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)
mottled/solid flush 1

Russet
very low 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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