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Beauty of Blackmoor
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1947 at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol by G.T. Spinks. It was originally called 'Apollo'. Fruits are very similar to Beauty of Bath, but have better colour and quality.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Worcester Pearmain X Beauty of Bath x Beauty of Bath
Accession No.
1981 - 092
- Accession name
- Beauty of Blackmoor
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
13th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid August 1
- Size
- small 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Ribbing
- very weak 1
- Crown
- absent 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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