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 b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
70.50 mm b
Width
80.50 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Russet
low b
Greasiness
Weak b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Beeley Pippin
Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
3rd May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register