Beacon

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1936

Origin

Minnesota, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 12.9 °Bx
Fruit height: 54.5 mm
Fruit width: 64.0 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Beacon is a Minnesota apple introduced in 1936, resulting from a complex cross involving Malinda, Duchess of Oldenburg, and Tetofsky. It offers a lively, juicy flavor and is well-suited for baking and fresh eating, though it does not store well and is best used from September through October.

Flavor & Texture

sweetjuicy

Best Uses

cookingfresh_eatingbaking_pie

1 historical watercolor from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Parents

Wealthy Malinda Duchess of Oldenburg Tetofsky

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

Disease Resistance

Apple scab: susceptible
Fire blight: highly susceptible
Powdery mildew: moderately resistant
Cedar-apple rust: susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589885
UK National Fruit Collection: 6300
Wikidata: Q4875903