English Beauty
AppleEnglish Beauty
Origin / History
Origin unknown. Described in A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Roundish oblate, slightly conical.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow, mostly overspread, striped, shaded and splashed with crimson.
Dots: Sprinkled with light and brown dots.
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, tender, juicy, sprightly mild subacid. Quality: Almost very good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)English Beauty. Origin unknown. Fruit large, roundish oblate, slightly conical, yellow, mostly overspread, striped, shaded and splashed with crimson, and sprinkled with light and brown dots. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, sprightly mild subacid. Almost very good. December to March.