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Beauty of Bath

Beauty of Bath apples
Beauty of Bath is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

Beauty of Bath is one of the first apples to ripen so its a good variety to extend your fruiting season. This apple, like most other early ripening varieties, is best eaten straight from the tree as is does not keep.

The flesh of Beauty of Bath will often have a pink tinge to it, the result of the skin colouration bleeding through.  When pressed, Beauty of Bath produces a delicate and refreshing pink juice - the perfect solution to apples ripening all at once!





Beauty of Bath apple trees for sale

  • RF11-year bare-root tree on MM106 rootstock£34.95
    Mature height: 3m-5m after 10 years
    Can be trained on as a large free-standing apple tree, a half-standard apple tree, a large apple fan or espalier, or a pleached apple tree.
    Available next season
  • RF22-year bare-root tree on MM106 rootstock£43.00
    Mature height: 3m-5m after 10 years
    Suitable for a large bush-trained free-standing apple tree.
    Available next season
  • RF32-year half-standard bare-root tree on MM106 rootstock£46.50
    Mature height: 3m-5m after 10 years
    Suitable for a free-standing half-standard apple tree.
    Available next season
  • RF41-year bare-root tree on M25 rootstock£35.75
    Mature height: 5m-7m after 10 years
    Can be trained on to produce a big 'standard' free-standing apple tree in a traditional apple orchard.
    Available next season

Growing and Training

Beauty of Bath is a great option to grow in wetter climates as it has very good resistance to scab.


History

Beauty of Bath originates from Bath, Somerset. It was introduced in the 1860s and was for a time an important early-season commercial variety, although it is now mainly grown in gardens.


Beauty of Bath characteristics

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Fruit persistenceFruit drops when ripe
  • Self-fertile?Not self-fertile
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Pick seasonVery early
  • Picking periodearly August
  • Keeping1-3 days
  • Food usesEating fresh
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1850 - 1899
  • Fruit colourRed

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More about apple trees

Apples are very versatile, and all varieties can be eaten or used in the kitchen. However varieties specifically grown as eating apples tend to have the best flavours for eating raw.

The main thing to decide when choosing an eating apple is when you intend to eat the apples. Early season apples are typically ready in August, and generally don't keep very long. Mid-season apples are ripe in early September, while late-season apples start to become ripe in late September and October. Many of the late-season varieties can also be stored in a fridge or cold shed for several months into the winter.

Some apple varieties are self-fertile, but most are not. However in most areas of the UK you do not need to worry whether your apple trees are self-fertile or not, as there will be other apple trees in nearby gardens to help with pollination.


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