Beverly Hills
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1939 by Dr W.H. Chandler, University of California, USA. Introduced in 1945. Fruits have soft, tender white flesh with a sweet subacid, scented flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Melba x Early McIntosh
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
50-61 mm b
Fruit Width
64-75 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and slightly on body b
Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed orange red, streaked dark red b
Russet Type
russet dots b
Flesh Colour
white b
Skin Texture
smooth, thin, tender, a little sticky b
Flesh Texture
scented, soft, tender, fine b
Flavour
sweet, slightly subacid b
Accession name
Beverly Hills
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
absent a
Greasiness
Medium a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register