Crimson Beauty
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Crimson Beauty
Origin and History
Crimson Beauty was developed by F. P. Sharp of Woodstock, New Brunswick, through a cross of New Brunswick and Fameuse. It was characterized as a good early variety of remarkable beauty.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Fruit is large, roundish in form, flattened at both ends, slightly oblique and angular.
Stem: Long and quite stout.
Cavity: Deep and abrupt.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Abrupt, quite deep, ridged and often corrugated.
Skin: Yellowish white, overspread with crimson red in irregular and often indistinct stripes.
Flesh: Yellowish white, fine-grained, and juicy.
Flavor: Subacid, very good.
Core and Seeds: Core is open and does not meet at the center.
Season
Very early, ripening approximately one week earlier than Yellow Transparent.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Crimson Beauty. — Originated by F. P. Sharp, Woodstock, New Brunswick, by crossing New Brunswick with Fameuse pollen. A good early variety of remarkable beauty.
Fruit large, roundish, flattened at ends, slightly oblique and angular; surface yellowish white, overspread with crimson red, with irregular and often indistinct stripes; cavity deep, abrupt; stem long, quite stout; basin abrupt, quite deep, ridged and often corrugated. Core open, not meeting; flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, juicy, subacid, very good. Very early, about one week earlier than Yellow Transparent.