Striped Beefing
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Found by George Lindley in the garden of William Crowe, Lakenham, Norwich, England in 1794. Distributed in 1847. Fruits have firm, coarse-textured, moderately juicy flesh with a fairly acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Beaufin strie, Beaufin Striee, Bofen polosatyi, Gestreifter Beaufin, Gestreifter Feiner Beaufin, Gestreifter feiner Stutzerapfel, Striped Beaufin
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
72.00 mm 2
Width
88.50 mm 2
Ribbing
strong 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Dark Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
low 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
medium-coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Striped Beefing
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register