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Bismarck apple

Cooks to golden yellow puree.

Bismarck photo tape
Last updated 28 May 2011.

Summary

  • Species: Malus domestica
  • Parentage: Unknown
  • Origin: Australia
  • Introduced: 1870
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 115000

Identification

  • Fruit colour: Red / Green
  • Fruit size: Medium
  • Bultitude apple group: 3. Flushed / striped, smooth, acidic, culinary

Using

  • Good for cooking
  • Cooking result: Puree
  • Flavour quality: Good
  • Flavour style: Sharper

Growing

  • Fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Triploid: No
  • Vigour: Average growth

Climate

  • Suitable for warm climates
  • Suitable for temperate climates

Bismarck identification photos from official fruit collections


UK National Fruit Collection

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Bismarck identification photos from website visitors



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Visitor comments

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24 Oct 2010 Patricia ChaconFULHAM, LONDON, United Kingdom
My Bismarck tree is on land that was market gardens in Victorian times. It's an old tree, and from what Simon in NZ says, could possibly be one of the market garden originals. Mine is also fruiting well with plenty still to pick in late October.

07 Jun 2010 SimonCANTERBURY, New Zealand
I have a Bismarck tree planted by my great grandfather in the 1870s ,It is still fruiting very well. This year we picked apples off the tree from the first week of February until the last week of April. The early fruit is always a little tart but the last picked are superb eating. I also juice the apples and find the juice has a very rich deep flavour , once pasturised will keep well for a year.

26 Sep 2009 Geoffrey PooleWEYMOUTH, United Kingdom
Wonderful little known apple. Huge cropper, large fruit, better flavour than Bramley (my opinion and others), explodes into white froth/fool on cooking (not 'golden yellow puree').Will grow into very large tree 25ft spread X15ft high - could camp under it! Yield enormous.

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Fruit tree register

Do you have a tree of this variety in your garden or orchard? If so please register the details here and contribute to our international register of fruit trees.

The following Bismarck trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree.

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United Kingdom



Latest Spring blossom records for this variety

2011 season

  • 15th April  2011  - tree owned by Jan in WINCHESTER, United Kingdom

2010 season

  • 3rd May  2010  - tree owned by Jan in WINCHESTER, United Kingdom

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Mature heights for Bismarck trees

This table shows the likely mature height for a Bismarck tree taking into account the vigor of the variety, the rootstock, and soil conditions.

Rootstock Soil quality
Poor Below average Average Above average Very good
P22 2.5 ft
0.8 m
3.1 ft
0.9 m
3.7 ft
1.1 m
4.3 ft
1.3 m
4.9 ft
1.5 m
M27 2.8 ft
0.9 m
3.5 ft
1.1 m
4.2 ft
1.3 m
4.9 ft
1.5 m
5.6 ft
1.7 m
M9 4.2 ft
1.3 m
5.3 ft
1.6 m
6.3 ft
1.9 m
7.4 ft
2.3 m
8.4 ft
2.6 m
Bud.9 4.2 ft
1.3 m
5.3 ft
1.6 m
6.3 ft
1.9 m
7.4 ft
2.3 m
8.4 ft
2.6 m
Geneva 16 4.2 ft
1.3 m
5.3 ft
1.6 m
6.3 ft
1.9 m
7.4 ft
2.3 m
8.4 ft
2.6 m
Geneva 11 4.9 ft
1.5 m
6.1 ft
1.9 m
7.4 ft
2.3 m
8.6 ft
2.6 m
9.8 ft
3.0 m
M26 5.3 ft
1.6 m
6.6 ft
2.0 m
7.9 ft
2.4 m
9.2 ft
2.8 m
10.5 ft
3.2 m
Geneva 30 5.6 ft
1.7 m
7.0 ft
2.1 m
8.4 ft
2.6 m
9.8 ft
3.0 m
11.2 ft
3.4 m
MM102 5.6 ft
1.7 m
7.0 ft
2.1 m
8.4 ft
2.6 m
9.8 ft
3.0 m
11.2 ft
3.4 m
M7 6.3 ft
1.9 m
7.9 ft
2.4 m
9.5 ft
2.9 m
11.0 ft
3.4 m
12.6 ft
3.9 m
M116 6.3 ft
1.9 m
7.9 ft
2.4 m
9.5 ft
2.9 m
11.0 ft
3.4 m
12.6 ft
3.9 m
MM106 7.0 ft
2.1 m
8.8 ft
2.7 m
10.5 ft
3.2 m
12.3 ft
3.8 m
14.0 ft
4.3 m
MM111 8.4 ft
2.6 m
10.5 ft
3.2 m
12.6 ft
3.9 m
14.7 ft
4.5 m
16.8 ft
5.2 m
Bud.118 9.1 ft
2.8 m
11.4 ft
3.5 m
13.7 ft
4.2 m
15.9 ft
4.9 m
18.2 ft
5.6 m
M25 10.5 ft
3.2 m
13.1 ft
4.0 m
15.8 ft
4.8 m
18.4 ft
5.6 m
21.0 ft
6.4 m

From an idea by N. Buck - more details.

Where to buy apple trees

The following fruit tree nurseries offer Bismarck apple trees for sale:

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