Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Betty Geeson
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Thought to have originated from Worcestershire, England. It was introduced in 1854. Fruits have firm, tender flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Sources
- Betty Geeson (accession 1982 - 205), 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 (late september).
