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Rambo is the name of two apple varieties. ==Rambo== The origins of the Rambo may date back to the American colony of New Sweden, when in 1637 Peter Gunnarsson Rambo, a Swedish immigrant, arrived on the ''Kalmar Nyckel''. Swedish natural historian Pehr Kalm, who wrote Travels in North America, 1747–51, took notes of his interview with Mr. Peter Rambo, grandson of Peter Gunnarsson Rambo, recording that the ″original Peter Rambo had brought apple seeds and several other tree and garden seeds with him in a box.″ The first Rambo apple tree may have been produced from one of these seeds, or the tree could have been developed by one of the first Rambo's descendants. There is no certainty, since the earliest documented mention of the apple variety's origin occurs in William Coxe's ''(A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees, and the Management of Orchards and Cider )'', published in 1817. Coxe wrote only that the Rambo was much cultivated in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey and took "its name from the families by whom it was introduced into notice." Since apple trees do not grow true from seed,〔http://gage.unl.edu/applesandmostfruitarenottruetoseed〕 and Rambo brought seeds, not scionwood, if the first Rambo tree grew from one of those seeds, the variety would be one of the first truly American apples. The name Rambo was most likely derived from Peter Gunnarsson's Swedish home on Ramberget (or "Raven Mountain") on the island of Hisingen, which today is part of Gothenburg, but in Gunnarsson's time was mostly farmland. One translation of "bo" from Swedish to English is "resident." The greenish yellow apple with dull red stripes ripens from mid-summer to early fall. Little known today, the Rambo was once widely grown, but in a limited geographical range from the mid-Atlantic states west into the middle Prairie states. It was also found in Oregon and Northern California. The apple was beloved for its distinctive flavor and aroma, as well as its versatility. The apple has been rated very good to excellent for fresh eating, cooking and baking, jelly, and drying. In ″() Varieties of Apples in Ohio]″ (1915), the "little old-fashioned Rambo" was said to have been found "in almost every old orchard in Ohio." In 1847, the Rambo was included among the 18 varieties of apple trees that Henderson Luelling of Salem, Iowa brought with his family along the Oregon Trail to establish the first orchard in the Pacific Northwest.〔History of Fruit Growing in the Pacific Northwest, Henderson Luelling and Seth Lewelling | url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cor/cool/luelling.html〕 The Rambo belongs to the era when people bought apples from local suppliers and grew apple trees in their backyard. Even a hundred years ago, the Rambo was not widely grown commercially. It was considered to be too small and not red enough to be marketable. In addition, its productivity was inconsistent; it did not have a long storage life; and it was too tender for shipping long distances. So as not to confuse the Rambo apple with the unrelated Summer Rambo, the Rambo has also been called the Winter Rambo. Other names given to the Rambo over the years include Romanite, Bread and Cheese (perhaps after Bread and Cheese Island in Delaware), Seek-No-Further, Delaware, and Striped Rambo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rambo apple」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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