Dillington Beauty

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Recorded 1872. Origin: Received from New Zealand. Very susceptible to bitter pit.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
70 mm ^b

Fruit Width
81 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at apex and on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
striped and flushed red, pink dots at base ^b

Russet Type
some russet patches and dots ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Flesh Texture
soft, coarse ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1953 - 137   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials from New Zealand. First recorded in 1872. Fruits have soft, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Dillington Beauty

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
65.15 mm ^a

Width
76.41 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled ^a

Russet
medium-high ^a

Greasiness
Weak ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register