Beauty of Bath

Chance seedling

The Beautiful from Bath (also: " Beautiful Bath " ) - original English name Beauty of Bath - is an old variety of apple culture, which is used as an eating apple.

The Beautiful of Bath is a summer apple that ripens from mid to late July, immediately enjoyable ripe and is approximately one month shelf life.

The fruits are flattened medium size spherical, have a smooth shell with yellow green at first, later yellow-orange color and red blush - which may turn out blotchy or streaky and have a säurlichen taste with a slightly spicy flavor.

The variety was found as a chance seedling at the beginning of the second half of the 19th century, near Bath in England / Great Britain.

The " Beautiful from Bath " was until the mid-20th century - due to its early maturity and the transport and ( limited ) Shelf life - a common market places. Today it is still grown in private gardens.

Swell

• Walter Hartmann - color atlas old fruit varieties, 2nd edition, Stuttgart 2003
• Image in "Germany's fruits "
• Description