Betty Geeson
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated from Worcestershire, England. It was introduced in 1854. Fruits have firm, tender flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Accession name
Betty Geeson
Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
30th April Full (80%) flowering
9th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Height
58.10 mm 1
Width
78.70 mm 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Strong 1
Firmness
firm 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register