Beeley Pippin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1880 by Rev. C. Sculthorpe at Beeley, Derbyshire. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, somewhat tough flesh. Juicy and sweet with a pleasant aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Beely Pippin
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
70.50 mm 2
Width
80.50 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Russet
low 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Beeley Pippin
Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
3rd May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register