Beauty of Bath
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated at Bailbrook, Bath, Somerset and introduced by Cooling of Bath in about 1864. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1887. This variety was once the most important early commercial apple in the U.K. Fruits are soft, juicy, sweet and a little acid, with a distinctive flavour.
Synonyms:
Báthské jablko, Batskaya krasavitsa, Cooling's Beauty of Bath, Frumos de Bath, Krasivoe iz Bata, Schoner aus Bath, Schoner von Bath, Schonheit aus Bath, Schonheit von Bath
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Sports:
Crimson Beauty of Bath
Tim's Early
Accession name
Beauty of Bath (LA 63A)
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early August 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Ribbing
absent 1
Crown
very weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Weak 1
Firmness
soft 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register