Rome Beauty apple

Malus domestica

An extremely attractive red cooking apple, looks far better than it tastes. However a good cooking variety, retains shape when cooked. One of the few heirloom US varieties that is now widely-grown outside the USA - it can be found in many of the warmer apple-growing regions. Unlike most varieties, it has a very low chilling requirement which means it can be grown in areas which do not have cold winters.

Last updated 10 Jun 2010 by Orange Pippin.

Summary

  • Origin: Ohio, United States
  • Introduced: 1816
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 120200
  • Some historical details taken with kind permission from 'The New Book of Apples' by Joan Morgan and Alison Richards , illustrated by Elisabeth Dowle, published by Ebury Press, 2002.
  • We are grateful to Brogdale Farm - home of the UK National Fruit Collection - for providing samples of this variety.

Identification

  • Bultitude apple group: 4. Flushed / striped, smooth, dessert / dual-purpose

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08 Jun 2010 NathanielTN, United States
I love Roman Beauty apples.I think their great to eat when ripe.And great for cooking Apple Pies and other backed apple good's.
09 Sep 2009 Angel HaggarWESTMONT,IL, United States
i found apples exactly as you described on a county strip by the railroad tracks. I picked two bushels and was quite disappointed in eating them, but I hear they make good applesauce. I also juiced them to make cider. Real cider takes several weeks, so I can't tell you how it tastes yet but don't worry about the worms. Just slice up the apples to make apple sauce or apple butter and cut out the yucky parts. I have see lots of worm evidence, but no actual worms. :)
18 May 2009 MollyOREGON, United States
There is an enormous old apple tree in my backyard with the most beautiful, bright-red apples one could imagine. While attractive, they are surely the worst apples I have ever eaten. Mealy, bland, and infested with little worms- yuck. I'm afraid to even use them for cooking since they seem to be infested. Too bad. There is a honeybee hive in the tree so spraying is not an option.

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