Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Norfolk Beefing
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised in Norfolk, England. It was first recorded in 1807. Fruits have very firm, coarse-textured, juicy flesh which is very acid.
Sources
- Norfolk Beefing (accession 2000 - 074), 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.
