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Betsey
type: Dessert
synonyms: Betsy, Russet Table Pearmain
identification: Small, round tending to flattened conical. The skin base colour is dark green maturing to pale yellow with a brownish blush on the sun exposed face. The shaded face is often covered with a greyish russet. The stem is short and set in a narrow, shallow cavity, often with a lip at the side of it.
characteristics: The flesh is green yellow, tender, juicy and sweet sharp. Keeps about three months in cold storage.
uses: A heritage dessert apple
cultivation: Weakly vigorous. Partial tip bearer. Middle of the second period.Prone to cracking.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 15
ploidism: Self sterile. Group D. Day 15.
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