Elton Beauty is a sharp, very juicy, mid-September apple. If that sounds rather like James Grieve, it should do - Elton Beauty is a cross between James Grieve and Worcester Pearmain. Elton Beauty also has the shape and solidity of James Grieve, as well as the soft glistening flesh, but the intense red/crimson colour is from Worcester Pearmain.
Unusually, Elton Beauty has siblings. Katy, a popular early garden and commercial variety from Sweden comes from the same James Grieve and Worcester Pearmain parentage, and it is a fascinating experience to try the two side by side. (This is not easy to achieve, Elton Beauty is comparatively rare, but Katy is often available from farmers' markets in early September). Lord Lambourne also shares the same parents.
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Visitor reviews
- 04 Aug 2014
Dunk,
DERBYSHIRE, United KingdomI should have said, I realise this is an old posting, but if you can upload a photograph of the flesh and apple skin to a site you can post the link to on here, I can see if I can get it identified by an expert I know who specialises in red fleshed apples.
- 04 Aug 2014
Dunk,
DERBYSHIRE, United KingdomChris, our Elton Beauty has a very pale green flesh, no sign of pink.
- 31 Jul 2009
Chris Schup,
WEM, SHROPSHIRE, United KingdomWe have a tree that I believe to be Elton Beauty. Is the flesh of the EB shot through pink when ripe?
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica
- Parentage: James Grieve and Worcester Pearmain
- Originates from: England, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1950s
- Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 1142
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1963-108
Growing
- Flowering period: Early-Mid season
- Flowering group: 2
- Fertility: Self-sterile
- Ploidy: Diploid
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- James Grieve (parent)
- Worcester Pearmain (parent)
Siblings of this variety (same parentage)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Elton Beauty apple trees for sale:
- Keepers Nursery
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Where to buy fresh fruit
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