Crimson Beauty of Bath

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured clone of Beauty of Bath. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a distinctive slightly acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Beauty of Bath

Accession No.
1975 - 303   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Crimson Beauty of Bath (LA 65A)

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Ribbing
very weak ^a

Crown
very weak ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Greasiness
Weak ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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