The Pacific Rose is a rose indeed: the colors of the skin range from yellow to pink to dark red. Each apple looks strikingly different, the swirls and blotches vary considerably.

It crunches like a pear, the flesh is juicy and moist. The taste is also sort of pear-like, but much much sweeter. I almost thought it was Fuji-like: tropical. That impression did not last long, it rose in sweetness the more I chewed. It became nearly as strong as honey or syrup. It has a powerful flavor that does not let go.

I was pleasantly surprised with the Pacific Rose, I did not expect much from it but it delivered.