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Barnack Beauty
A late season dual purpose apple with attractive blossom.
Origin: Cambridgeshire UK, 1840
Pollination: Barnack Beauty is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
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History and description of Barnack Beauty
Originated from the village of Barnack, Cambridgeshire, UK c1840. Introduced by W & J Brown of Stamford c1870. Received the RHS Award of Merit in 1899 and a First Class Certificate in 1909.Medium sized, round to oval fruit. Bright orange-red flush and stripes over yellow skin. Some russet patches. Juicy and very crunchy yellow flesh. Quite sharp refreshing taste. Good keeper. Useful as a cooking apple as well as a dessert apple.
Very spreading, hardy, tip bearing tree. Heavy cropper but with a tendency to produce small fruit. Ornamental tree with attractive blossom and colourful fruit. Does well on chalky soils.
Characteristics of Barnack Beauty apple trees
| Use | Dual Cul & Des |
| Colour | Flushed |
| Flavour | Sharp |
| Fruit size | Small |
| Picking time | Early/Mid Oct |
| Season of use | Dec-Mar |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Tip-bearer |
| Cropping | Heavy |
| Disease resistance | Scab - Resistant |
| Suitable for | Chalky Soils |
| Special features | Attractive Blossom |
| Pollination date | 14 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Progeny | Barnack Orange Barnack Orange |
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