Bess Pool
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered in a wood in Nottinghamshire by Bess Pool. It was first recorded in 1824 and introduced by nurseryman, Pearson, of Chilwell, Nottinghamshire. This apple flowers very late and is therefore useful in areas prone to frost. Fruits have rather dry, slightly coarse-textured flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour.
Synonyms:
Bess Poole, Best Pool, Black Blenheim, Muskerte Gelbe Reinette, Muskierte Gelbe Reinette, Muskirke Gelbe Reinette, Muskirte Gelbe Reinette, Old Bess Pool, Old Best Pool, Red Rice, Ronald's Besspool, Stadlerope Pippin, Stadway Pippin, Stradbroke Pippin, Stradbrooke Pippin, Walsgrove Blenheim
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Mother to:
New Bess Pool
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
63.00 mm 2
Width
70.00 mm 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Firmness
firm-very firm 2
Juiciness
dry 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Bess Pool
Flowering time
17th May 10% flowering
22nd May Full (80%) flowering
30th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register