Crimson Beauty of Bath

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured clone of Beauty of Bath. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a distinctive slightly acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Beauty of Bath

Accession No.
1975 - 303   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Crimson Beauty of Bath (LA 65A)

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August ¹

Size
medium ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Flat ¹

Ribbing
very weak ¹

Crown
very weak ¹

Ground Colour
Yellow ¹

Over Colour
Red ¹

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ¹

Greasiness
Weak ¹

Firmness
soft ¹

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ¹

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References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register