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 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
53.50 mm 2
Width
68.50 mm 2
Ribbing
absent 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
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 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register