Herefordshire Beefing

A cooking apple with a rich flavour which keeps its shape when cooked.

Origin: Herefordshire UK, 1700

Pollination: Herefordshire Beefing is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

British-grown All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification. More ...

Herefordshire Beefing apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2026

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price
Maiden	M9Dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	MM106Semi-vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	MM111Vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	M25Very vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2027. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Herefordshire Beefing

Arose in Herefordshire. Known in the late 1700’s. A large culinary apple. Flat-round shape, fairly regular with a faint trace of well rounded ribs. Green background skin colour becoming pale yellow. Almost completely covered with a deep reddish purple flush. White flesh, tinged green. Firm and fine textured and moderately acid. When cooked keeps its shape and is suitable for open tarts, having a pretty yellow colour and quite rich flavour. Best used early in the season. Good for drying. An upright tree of moderate vigour. Tip-bearing. Fruit can be small if allowed to overcrop.

Characteristics of Herefordshire Beefing apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Red
Flavour	Rich
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Early Oct
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing	Tip-bearer
Cropping	Good
Special features	Attractive Blossom
Pollination date	17
Pollination group	E
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners