A relatively unknown English 19th century dessert apple.
USDA identification images for Beeley Pippin
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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United Kingdom
- George Fuller in Broadstone, DORSET, ENGLAND
- Mr m Buckler in MATLOCK, DERBYSHIRE
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Unknown
- Originates from: Derbyshire, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1880s
- Developed by: Rev. C. Sculthorpe
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1916-006
- Some historical details taken with kind permission from 'The New Book of Apples' by Joan Morgan and Alison Richards , illustrated by Elisabeth Dowle, published by Ebury Press, 2002.
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
Growing
- Flowering group: 1
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Where to buy fresh fruit
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References
- Apples of England (1948)
Author: Taylor