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Apple varieties, United States

American Beauty

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Originated in Sterling, Massachusetts, USA. Recorded in 1854. Fruits have softish flesh with a slightly aromatic flavour.

Where American Beauty came from.

Sources

American Beauty (accession 1947 - 333), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october); the other names.