Rome Beauty

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height

61.5 mm

source: NFC

Fruit width

77.5 mm

source: NFC

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Rome is a medium to very large, uniform, smooth apple with thick skin and good keeping quality, holding in cold storage until May or later. The fruit has an established market reputation and sells at good prices, though it is not quite as good in quality as Baldwin for either dessert or culinary use. The variety succeeds better in southern regions like Ohio, New Jersey, and along the Ohio River than in cooler New York areas, developing proper size, color and quality more reliably in fertile, well-drained soils.

Flavor & Texture

Best Uses

Lineage

Where to Pick

• Behling's OrchardOrleans County
  U-Pick

Origin & History

Status

commercial

Origin type

chance seedling

Original breeder

H. N. Gillett

Disease Resistance

Apple scab

highly susceptible

Fire blight

moderately resistant

Powdery mildew

highly susceptible

Cedar-apple rust

highly susceptible

Leaf spot

susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS

B 57273

UK National Fruit Collection

5428

MUNQ ID

334