Vicar of Beighton
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Said to have been raised at Beighton, near Norwich, England. Recorded in 1894. Fruits have soft, fine, pale greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Size
medium-large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
53.50 mm b
Width
68.50 mm b
Ribbing
absent b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
low b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Vicar of Beighton
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register