Coo's River Beauty
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Catalogued 1905. Origin: Probably from North America, Woolverton received his sample from W.H. Dempsey of Trenton, Ontario. Described 1910, exhibited 1934.
Synonyms:
Coos River Beauty
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
62-69 mm b
Fruit Width
82-88 mm b
Ribbing
not ribbed b
Ground Colour
pale yellow b
Over Colour
mottled red b
Russet Type
dotted b
Flesh Colour
pale cream b
Skin Texture
some bloom b
Flesh Texture
soft, open texture b
Flavour
sweet, fairly aromatic b
Received by the National Fruit Trials from East Malling Research Station. Exhibited in 1934. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet, fairly aromatic flavour.
Accession name
Coo's River Beauty
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out a
Russet
low-medium a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register