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Norfolk Beauty

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised by Mr Allan at Gunton Park, Norwich, England. First recorded in 1901. It was introduced in 1902, in which year it received an Award of Merit and a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have rather soft, somewhat dry, acid flesh. Cooks well.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early September
Flowering
3rd May (10%) · 8th May (full) · 16th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Flat
Width
87.00 mm
Height
72.00 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak
Firmness
firm
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish yellow

Source · National Fruit Collection

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