Belle de Boskoop
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| Hybrid parentage | Chance seedling |
| Cultivar | 'Belle de Boskoop' |
| Origin | Boskoop, Netherlands, 1856 |
Belle de Boskoop is an apple cultivar which, as its name suggests, originated in Boskoop, the Netherlands, where it began as a chance seedling in 1856.
There are many variants: Boskoop red, yellow or green. This rustic apple is firm, tart and fragrant. Greenish-gray tinged with red, the apple stands up well to cooking. Generally Boskoop varieties are very high in acid content and can contain more than four times the vitamin C of 'Granny Smith' or 'Golden Delicious'.[1]
The apple grows well in Normandy, France.[2]
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'Belle de Boskoop' apple flowers
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Blossoming 'Belle de Boskoop' apple tree
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Ripe 'Red Boskoop' on a branch
Culture
This apple tree responds well to plenty of water and is very strong but cannot stand frost (fruits tend to burst) or dry soil. [Citation needed]
The cultivar is compatible with most rootstocks, but its pollen quality is poor because it is a triploid. Cultivars that can provide compatible pollen for 'Belle de Boskoop' include 'Discovery', 'James Grieve', 'Melba' and 'Reine des Reinettes'.
The apple stores well after harvest.
References
- ↑ Violeta Nour; Ion Trandafir & Mira Elena Ionica (2010), "Compositional characteristics of fruits of several apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cultivars", Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 38 (3): 228–233
- ↑ "Pomme de Normandie". Patrimoine Normand. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schone van Boskoop. |
- "Belle de Boskoop", National Fruit Collection, University of Reading and Brogdale Collections, retrieved 17 October 2015
