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 ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat globose ^b

Height
35.00 mm ^b

Width
56.50 mm ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Russet
high-very high ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

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 ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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