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American Beauty
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Sterling, Massachusetts, USA. Recorded in 1854. Fruits have softish flesh with a slightly aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Beauty of America, Belle Americaine, Krasavitsa amerikanka, Sterling, Sterling Beauty
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- high-very high 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1947 - 333
- Accession name
- American Beauty
- Flowering time ›››
- 12th May10% flowering
17th MayFull (80%) flowering
24th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019