An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Belle De Boskoop Apple on G.214 (Spring 2024)
A highly regarded Dutch culinary apple . Also known as Beauty of Boskoop, Boskoop, Schoener de Boskoop.
This tree is very vigorous, large, and open, with a drooping habit. It is scab resistant with moderate resistance to fireblight. Slow to bear, but a good cropper in maturity, Belle de Boskoop is also a triploid; it should not be used as a pollenizer, and two other diploid varieties will be needed for full pollenization.
A large apple that is greenish-yellow, flushed with brick red and about 50% russeted, this fruit has firm, yellowish, coarse-grained flesh that is prized for baking. It holds its shape and texture well in pies and apple cake, and it makes an amazing strudel. The crisp flavor is aromatic and somewhat lemony, similar to that of a Granny Smith. The high sugar content and high acidity also lends itself to cider blending. This apple excels as a longtime keeper, storing well for up to six months. In upstate NY, it ripens in late September, with best flavor between November and April.
Belle de Boskoop was first discovered in Boskoop, Holland, 1856, and has become popular in northern France. It is possibly a mutation of Reinette Montfort.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Disease-Resistant, Cold-Hardy
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, cider, baking, storage
Cider classification: sweet
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: green
Flesh color: yellow
Fruit Origins
Parentage: unknown
Origin: Boskoop, Holland
Introduced in: 1856
Introduced by:
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 7
Chill hours: 1000
Ripening date: Sep 29 (approximate, in New York State) + 14 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.214 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Fireblight: Resistant
Apple Scab: Resistant
Perennial Canker: Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? N
Ploidy: Triploid
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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