Barnack Beauty Sport

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured sport of Barnack Beauty which was discovered in 1944 by George Lamb, Swanley, Kent. Fruits, like Barnack Beauty, are sweet, crisp and juicy with a good flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1944 - 012   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Barnack Beauty sport

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Ribbing
very weak 1

Crown
very weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/solid flush 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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