Betsey

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

This variety is of UK origin. It was recorded in 1842. Fruits have fine, greenish yellow flesh with a sweet flavour.

Synonyms:
Betty

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
35.00 mm 2

Width
56.50 mm 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Russet
high-very high 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1947 - 505   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Betsey

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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