Elton Beauty

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated at Ince Orchards, Chester. It was introduced by 1952. Fruits have soft, fine flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
James Grieve x Worcester Pearmain

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic ^b

Fruit Height
51-60 mm ^b

Fruit Width
57-72 mm ^b

Ribbing
not, or slightly ribbed ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed orange red, streaked red ^b

Russet Type
rough russet around cavity ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Flesh Texture
rather soft, fine ^b

Flavour
subacid, aromatic ^b

Accession No.
1963 - 108   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Elton Beauty

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
very weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register