Highly esteemed cooking and pie apple. Heavy crops of large to very large fruits. Green and red skin in patches and stripes with a brown russet extending from the base. Coarse, crisp, juicy, creamy white flesh is richly flavored, sweet-tart and highly aromatic. Keeps well, improves in storage. Large tree, open shape with drooping branches. Originated in Holland in 1856.
Belle de Boskoop Apple
Belle de Boskoop Apple
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
800-1,000 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
4 - 7 - Pollination
Pollenizer required.
- Harvest Season within fruit type
late - Harvest Dates
October 4 to October 25(approximate for Hickman, CA)
-WHERE TO BUY-
HOME GARDEN/RETAIL NURSERY CATALOG
WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2020-21 planting season, Belle de Boskoop is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
M-111 (semi-dwarf/semi-standard, 80-90% of standard size)
