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Coos River Beauty Apple

The Coos River Beauty apple is a crisp and juicy apple.

Excellent for: Fresh eating; Baking; Sauce; Cider

ID-79A

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History: The Coos River Beauty apple originates from Coos Bay, Oregon area. It was created and named by Anton Wirth from seedlings he found on the farms of Robert Rooke and J. E. Noah around 1890.

Parentage: Unknown

Pollination:

Bloom Time: Mid-season

Ploidy: Unknown

Good Pollinators:

Cameo Apple

Cortland Apple

Cox’s Orange Pippin Apple

Harvest Time: October

Fruit Size: Large, flat globose

Flavor: Sweet/aromatic

Storage (refrigerated): 4-5 weeks

Disease Resistance:

Cedar apple rust: Unknown

Fireblight: Unknown

Mildew: Unknown

Scab: Unknown

Coos River Beauty

Dessert apple

Synonyms:

Coos River Beauty

Received by the National Fruit Trials from East Malling Research Station. Exhibited in 1934. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet, fairly aromatic flavour.

Flowering time:

5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time: Early October

Size: large

Shape: Flat globose

Ribbing: weak-medium

Crown: weak

Ground Colour: Whitish yellow

Over Colour: Red

Over Colour Amount: medium

Over Colour Pattern: striped/washed out

Russet: low-medium

Crunch: crisp

Juiciness: juicy

Flesh Colour: White

Source: www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk

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