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Summer Rambo
summary: See Rambour Franc
identification: Large, round to round flattened and lightly ribbed on the faces. Often irregularly shaped. The base colour is yellowish green maturing to yellow over which is a red blush on the sun-exposed face and marked with a pattern of bright red streaks. Scattered patches of russet.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish. Fine grained and firm. Very juicy and somewhat sweet. Aromatic with a vinous flavour.
origins: Derived from or possibly the same as the Rambour Franc which has been grown in northern France since the early 1500s and quickly distributed to Britain as well as North America.
John Rea briefly discusses the Pome de Rambour in his "Flora, seu, De florum cultura" (published in 1665) as being one of two dozen recommended apple varieties for British gardens.
British pomologist Robert Hogg states in "The Fruit Manual" (published 1884) also atributes its origins in France, stating "This is an old French apple which must have been long cultivated in as it is mentioned by Rea so early as 1665."
In "A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees and the Management of Orchards and Cider" (published in 1817), the noted American pomologist William Coxe stated that "This fruit is also called the Rambour Franc: it was imported into the United States from the garden of St. Cloud (Paris, France)." He lists it as the Rambour d'Ete.
cultivation: Vigorous. Precocious. Bears fruit annually
mutations: Red Summer Rambo and Red Sumbo
harvest: Ready for cooking in the middle of the third period, best for fresh eating at the end of the third period.
harvest period: 3
hardiness: 4
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