CRAWLEY BEAUTY

Origin / History

CRAWLEY BEAUTY was raised in a cottage garden near Crawley, Sussex, England, and introduced by Messrs. Cheal & Co. It promises to be a very useful variety, flowering very late.

The variety is also documented in the United States: it was recorded at the Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, as part of a 1963 USDA ARS survey of apple clones present in the country (H.H. Fisher, A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States, 1963).

Tree

Growth is vigorous; the variety is very fertile. It flowers very late in the season. Leaf: round-oval, crenate or doubly serrate.

Fruit

Size and Form

Medium to large. Dimensions: 3¼ inches by 2⅜ inches. Shape: flattened round, even.

Stem

Medium length, set in a broad and rather deep cavity.

Cavity

Broad and rather deep.

Calyx / Eye

Open.

Basin

Deep and wide.

Skin

Pale creamy yellow ground colour, with a red flush and broken stripes.

Flesh / Flavor

Firm, greenish-white, acid, with good flavour when cooked.

Core / Seeds

Not described in source.

Season

December to February.

Uses

Culinary.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.