Origin: in Manson, Wash., by George L. Barkley. Introd. in 1953. USPP 1470; 17 Apr. 1956; assigned to Van Well Nursery, Wenatchee, Wash. Bud mutation of Rome Beauty; discovered in 1944. Tree: a strong grower; size medium; upright at first but later roundish to somewhat spreading and drooping. No longer propagated. Fruit: medium to large; roundish conic, tends to be longer than most Rome Beauty fruit; skin thick, tough, smooth, with more red than Rome Beauty or Red Rome, distinctive striping; flesh nearly white, firm, rather crisp, juicy, mildly subacid; keeping quality very good; resembles Rome Beauty.
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