Bedwyn Beauty

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised near Marlborough, Wiltshire by Mr Stone in about 1890. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a sweetish flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Culinary ^b

Shape
Oblong ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1957 - 264   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Bedwyn Beauty

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
21st May Full (80%) flowering
28th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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