Herefordshire Beefing
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in Herefordshire, England. It was known in the late 1700s. Fruits have firm, fine-textured flesh with a moderately acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Hereford Beaufin, Hereford Beefing, Herefordshire, Herefordshire Beaufin
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Size
medium b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Flat b
Height
47.00 mm b
Width
62.50 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high b
Over Colour
Red b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Herefordshire Beefing
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register