Norfolk Beauty
AppleNorfolk Beauty
Origin and History
Raised by Mr. Allan, gardener at Gunton Park, from a cross of Warner's King and Waltham Abbey. First published in the Gardeners' Chronicle, 1902, p. 453. Introduced to commerce in 1902.
Tree
Growth and Bearing: Moderate vigor; medium fertility. Crops well when the tree is formed.
Foliage: Rather large, grey-green leaves; little upfolded; margin undulated; sharply curved serrate teeth.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large; 3½ by 2¼ inches; round flattened, regular form.
Skin: Pale lemon yellow with faint red flush.
Stem: Long and thin, woody; set in an even and narrow cavity feathered with russet.
Calyx and Basin: Eye closed; set in a moderately deep plaited basin with prominent knobs at the top.
Flesh and Flavor: Loose, yellowish; cooks frothily.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to December.
Uses
Culinary variety. Described as "a very excellent fruit worthy of extended cultivation."
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)NORFOLK BEAUTY. Gard. Chron., 1902, p. 453.
Culinary, October to December, large, 3½ by 2¼, round flattened, regular. Colour, pale lemon yellow with faint red flush. Flesh, loose, yellowish, cooks frothily. Eye, closed, in a moderately deep plaited basin, which has prominent knobs at the top. Stem, long and thin, woody, in an even and narrow cavity, which is feathered with russet. Growth, moderate ; fertility, medium. Leaf, rather large, grey-green, little upfolded, undulated, sharply curved serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. Allan, gardener at Gunton Park, from Warner's King and Waltham Abbey. Introduced to commerce in 1902. A very excellent fruit worthy of extended cultivation, cropping well when the tree is formed.