Dessert apple
Originated in about 1880 in New Brunswick, Canada. Fruits have rather soft flesh with a subacid to acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Early Red Bird
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Father to:
Caravel
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Height
51.00 mm 2
Width
64.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
soft 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Crimson Beauty (Canada)
Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
4th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early August 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register