Barnack Beauty
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Barnack, Northamptonshire in about 1840 and introduced in about 1870 by Brown of Stamford. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1899 and a First Class Certificate in 1909. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy with a good flavour.
Synonyms:
Barnack, Barnacké jablko, Beckford Beauty, Piekna z Barnaku
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Mother to:
Barnack Orange
Father to:
Jennifer Wastie
Accession name
Barnack Beauty
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Ribbing
very weak 1
Crown
very weak 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Greasiness
Weak 1
Firmness
firm 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register