Coo's River Beauty
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Synonyms:
Coos River Beauty
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials from East Malling Research Station. Exhibited in 1934. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet, fairly aromatic flavour.
Accession name
Coo's River Beauty
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1
Russet
low-medium 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register