Medieval Fruit Varieties

Variety: Rambour Franc (1535)

Image ©2002 Oak Spring Garden Foundation

Available from:
Trees of Antiquity (as "Summer Rambo")
Vintage Virginia Apples (as "Summer Rambo")

Notes:
Recorded in 1535. Grown in France. Fruit: size large, W100 x L75 mm; shape flat truncate-conic, convex, ribbed on the body, prominently ribbed at the calyx basin, asymmetric; skin pale greenish yellow, blushed pale red, streaked carmine, russet patches; flesh firm, moderately fine, yellowish; flavor subacid, slightly sweet, vinous; harvest season second-early to mid.

[Source: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1018255 (09 December 2006) ]