Questa varietà è stata ritrovata dalla prof.ssa Giovanna Giomaro nella zona di Acqualagna (PU), al confine con l’Alta Valle del Tevere, in poche piante sparse. Non se ne conoscono né l’origine né la diffusione. Potrebbe essere uno spontaneo che ha avuto qualche coltivazione. La pianta è poco vigorosa e rustica, a portamento espanso; produce in maniera costante e fiorisce in epoca medio precoce. I germogli giovani assumono colorazione decisamente rossastra e anche il legno ha la stessa curiosa colorazione. Il frutto è medio, di forma rotondeggiante leggermente appuntita, simmetrico, con il peduncolo medio grosso, inserito in una cavità media, acuta. Presenta una cavità calicina poco pronunciata, semiaperta. La buccia è lucida, liscia di colore rosso scuro piuttosto omogeneo. Le lenticelle sono poco evidenti. La polpa è bianca, ma diffusamente colorata di rosso a partire dalle buccia verso l’interno, aromatica e dolce, di consistenza leggermente farinosa e poco serbevole, di buona qualità. Questa mela matura nella tarda estate (settembre) e si conserva assai poco. È da consumo fresco o al massimo da conserve.
This variety was recovered from a few scattered specimens by Prof. Giovanna Giomaro in the area of Acqualagna (Pesaro/Urbino, in the Marche region), along the Umbrian border of the High Tiber Valley. Neither the origin nor the propagation of this variety is known. It could derive from a wild plant that was at some point cultivated. The tree is not too vigorous but it is rugged and has a spreading behavior; it crops regularly and blooms early to mid-season. The young buds take on a curious and marked reddish coloration, as does the wood. The fruit It is of medium size, round shaped with a slightly pointy bottom, symmetrical and with a medium-thick stem inserted in a moderately deep and acute cavity. The calyx is barely hinted and semi-open. The peel is shiny, smooth and a rather even dark red. It has faint lenticels. The flesh is white but overlain with an even red starting from the skin and going towards the center. It is aromatic and sweet, slightly floury and although it does not store too well, it is of good quality. This apple ripens in late summer (September) and does not store. It is to be eaten fresh or, at most, made into preserves. A good way to preserve these apples is to dry them, after slicing them and placing them in the still warm September sun. Given their curious red color, they can be used in fresh fruit salads. The plant is quite ornamental in the autumn when its leaves turn orange and red before the other trees.
This variety was recovered from a few scattered specimens by Prof. Giovanna Giomaro in the area of Acqualagna (Pesaro/Urbino, in the Marche region), along the Umbrian border of the High Tiber Valley. Neither the origin nor the propagation of this variety is known. It could derive from a wild plant that was at some point cultivated. The tree is not too vigorous but it is rugged and has a spreading behavior; it crops regularly and blooms early to mid-season. The young buds take on a curious and marked reddish coloration, as does the wood. The fruit It is of medium size, round shaped with a slightly pointy bottom, symmetrical and with a medium-thick stem inserted in a moderately deep and acute cavity. The calyx is barely hinted and semi-open. The peel is shiny, smooth and a rather even dark red. It has faint lenticels. The flesh is white but overlain with an even red starting from the skin and going towards the center. It is aromatic and sweet, slightly floury and although it does not store too well, it is of good quality. This apple ripens in late summer (September) and does not store. It is to be eaten fresh or, at most, made into preserves. A good way to preserve these apples is to dry them, after slicing them and placing them in the still warm September sun. Given their curious red color, they can be used in fresh fruit salads. The plant is quite ornamental in the autumn when its leaves turn orange and red before the other trees.