English Beauty

Apple

Origin and History

Origin unknown.

Tree Characteristics

Not described in source.

Fruit

Form and Size: Large, roundish oblate, slightly conical.

Skin: Yellow, mostly overspread, striped, shaded and splashed with crimson, and sprinkled with light and brown dots.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, tender, juicy. Sprightly mild subacid. Almost very good.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, and Core: Not described in source.

Season

December to March.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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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.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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