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Malus domestica 'Nero Rome'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Origin: in Tieton, Wash., by Robert S. Lemcke. Introd. in 1954. USPP 1414; 30 Aug. 1955; in name of Robert S. Lemcke, Tieton, Wash., and Jacob A. Snyder, Wenatchee, Wash.; assigned to Columbia & Okanogan Nursery Co., Wenatchee, Wash. Apparently a bud mutation, discovered in an orchard of Rome Beauty in 1951; selected in 1951. Tree: moderately vigorous; medium size. Fruit: resembles Rome Beauty; medium to large; averaging 3 to 3 1/2 inches in diam.; long and blocky; skin bright red with heavy red striping effect, coloring early; flesh firm, nearly white, crisp, subacid; quality good; keeps well.
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Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 27
Size small
Vigor moderate vigor
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Synonyms

Malus domestica 'Flaming Rome' Malus domestica 'Lemcke Rome' Malus domestica 'Nero Red Rome' Malus domestica 'Nero Rome' Malus domestica 'Tieton Rome'
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