Norfolk Beefing
syn. Beaufin Millemont, Cat's Head, Cat's Head Beaufin, Catshead, Catshead Beaufin, Catshead Beefing, Norfolk Bearer, Norfolk Beau-Fin, Norfolk Beauffin, Norfolk Beaufin, Norfolk Beaufing, Norfolk Beefin, Norfolk Biffin, Norfolk Coleman, Ramsden, Ramsden's, Ramsdens, Read's Baker, Red Beefing, Reed's Baker, Reeds Baker, Schoener von Norfolk, Schoner von Norfolk, Taliesin, Taliesman, Tallesin, Winter Beefing, Winter Coleman, Winter Colman
Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Raised in Norfolk, England. It was first recorded in 1807. Fruits have very firm, coarse-textured, juicy flesh which is very acid.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 8th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- subacid
- Ribbing
- ribbed base to apex
- Fruit size
- large
- Fruit shape
- flat, rectangular, convex
- Fruit width
- 76 mm
- Over colour
- extensively flushed dull crimson
- Russet type
- light dots
- Flesh colour
- greenish yellow
- Fruit height
- 57 mm
- Flesh texture
- firm, coarse
- Ground colour
- greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Culinary
- Crown
- medium
- Shape
- Broad globose conical
- Width
- 78.28 mm
- Crunch
- crisp
- Height
- 63.07 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak
- Firmness
- firm
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Coarseness
- coarse
- Over colour
- Dark Red
- Flesh colour
- Greenish
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour amount
- medium
- Over colour pattern
- striped/solid flush
Source · National Fruit Collection
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