Beauty of Blackmoor
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
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.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid August
- Flowering
- 7th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- absent
- Shape
- Broad globose conical
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- very weak
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour amount
- medium
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled/solid flush
Source · National Fruit Collection
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