Belle de Boskoop apple

Malus domestica

A popular old dual-purpose apple from the Netherlands.

Parentage:
Origin: Netherlands
Introduced: 1850
Season:
Apple cultivar ID: 109600


Belle de Boskoop was introduced in the 1850s in the Netherlands, and is still popular on the Continent. It is a large, lumpy, dull red apple, often with extensive russeting. There is also a modern "sport" with a darker red colouring but otherwise quite similar.

Belle de Boskoop is essentially a dual-purpose apple, suitable for both dessert and culinary uses. It works equally well in a savoury salad, or can be used sliced in continental-style apple pies and flans. Unlike the English Bramley cooking apple, Belle de Boskoop keeps its shape when cooked.

Eaten fresh, Belle de Boskoop is quite a sharp apple. This and its large size makes it unsuitable as a snack apple, but it can be nice cut into slices to share after a meal. The white-green flesh is dense with a very firm texture.

In summary, a versatile and unusual apple variety.



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14 Apr 2008 02:17   Enna Keller from Burnaby, B.C.
This is a great apple, and I have the tree in my back yard, purchage some 35 years ago from Art Knapp Plantland owned by Bill Vanderzalm, cut branches are easy to graft on to other apple trees, as I have given away lots of branches and was told that the grafting was very succesful. the apples make the best applesauce ever, it's a winter apple, and the apples will keep in a cool place until spring time.Reply to this comment
17 Feb 2008 12:32   Peter B. Wolf from Farmingdale Maine
To Rick Anderson, thanks for the Info, Richard from Orange Pippin provided this link. Do you know how to get in touch with Bob Hartman? I might be interested. PeterReply to this comment
16 Feb 2008 20:34   Rick Anderson from Anderson Island, Washington
To Pierre B. Wolf in Maine: I recently got one of these trees from Bob Hartman in Puyallup, WA . . . he has one or two left, and might also be able to tell you where he got his if he can't ship you one. Try b-jhartman@juno.com.Reply to this comment
09 Jan 2008 16:24   Filip Fransen from Antwerp Belgium
Hello This apple if my favorite of all times. Especially in warm dishes but it is also very good eat fresh! The apple contains the most vitamine C, sugars and acids of all species I read somewhere. In Belgium we have a two Michelin star restaurant called after the Apple "Schone van Boskoop". Thank you for this great website FilipReply to this comment
03 Dec 2007 02:46   Peter B. Wolf from Maine, USA
Please, anyone, help me find this Apple in the US.Reply to this comment

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