September Beauty
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Laxton Bros. at Bedford, England. Recorded in 1885 in which year it received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have coarse, loose, creamy white flesh with a fairly sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
57.00 mm b
Width
70.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
low b
Greasiness
Medium b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
September Beauty
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register