Allum
type: Dessert
synonyms: Alum, Hallum, Rockingham Red
identification: Medium size. Round flattened. Background colour is green which is almost completely washed with dark red flush.
characteristics: The flesh is white, crisp. Juicy and tender with a tart finish.
origins: Rockingham County, North Carolina (U.S.A.) during the 1840s.
cultivation: Upright. Biennial. Tolerates dry conditions.
cold storage: Keeps up to five months.
harvest: Late in the fifth period over a span of about three weeks.
cold storage weeks: 20
harvest period: 5
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