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Bolero apple

One of the 'Ballerina' style apple varieties, developed from a McIntosh sport called Wijcik which grows in a naturally columnar style with no side-branches.

Last updated 10 Jun 2010.

Summary

  • Species: Malus domestica
  • Parentage: McIntosh
  • Origin: United Kingdom
  • Introduced: 1976
  • Developed by: East Malling Research Station
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 123700

Growing

  • Flowering period: Early season
  • Flowering group: 1
  • Fertility: Self-sterile
  • Triploid: No
  • Vigour: Weak growing

Bolero identification photos from official fruit collections


UK National Fruit Collection

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

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United Kingdom

Sweden



Latest Spring blossom records for this variety

2010 season

  • May  2010  - tree owned by Kerstin in Västerås, Sweden
  • 24th April  2010  - tree owned by Marian in STREET, United Kingdom

2009 season

  • May  2009  - tree owned by Kerstin in Västerås, Sweden

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Latest harvest records for this variety

2010 season

  • 1st week October  2010  - tree owned by Kerstin in Västerås, Sweden

2009 season

Mature heights for Bolero trees

This table shows the likely mature height for a Bolero 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 1.8 ft
0.5 m
2.2 ft
0.7 m
2.6 ft
0.8 m
3.1 ft
0.9 m
3.5 ft
1.1 m
M27 2.0 ft
0.6 m
2.5 ft
0.8 m
3.0 ft
0.9 m
3.5 ft
1.1 m
4.0 ft
1.2 m
M9 3.0 ft
0.9 m
3.8 ft
1.2 m
4.5 ft
1.4 m
5.3 ft
1.6 m
6.0 ft
1.8 m
Bud.9 3.0 ft
0.9 m
3.8 ft
1.2 m
4.5 ft
1.4 m
5.3 ft
1.6 m
6.0 ft
1.8 m
Geneva 16 3.0 ft
0.9 m
3.8 ft
1.2 m
4.5 ft
1.4 m
5.3 ft
1.6 m
6.0 ft
1.8 m
Geneva 11 3.5 ft
1.1 m
4.4 ft
1.3 m
5.3 ft
1.6 m
6.1 ft
1.9 m
7.0 ft
2.1 m
M26 3.8 ft
1.2 m
4.7 ft
1.4 m
5.6 ft
1.7 m
6.6 ft
2.0 m
7.5 ft
2.3 m
Geneva 30 4.0 ft
1.2 m
5.0 ft
1.5 m
6.0 ft
1.8 m
7.0 ft
2.1 m
8.0 ft
2.5 m
MM102 4.0 ft
1.2 m
5.0 ft
1.5 m
6.0 ft
1.8 m
7.0 ft
2.1 m
8.0 ft
2.5 m
M7 4.5 ft
1.4 m
5.6 ft
1.7 m
6.8 ft
2.1 m
7.9 ft
2.4 m
9.0 ft
2.8 m
M116 4.5 ft
1.4 m
5.6 ft
1.7 m
6.8 ft
2.1 m
7.9 ft
2.4 m
9.0 ft
2.8 m
MM106 5.0 ft
1.5 m
6.3 ft
1.9 m
7.5 ft
2.3 m
8.8 ft
2.7 m
10.0 ft
3.1 m
MM111 6.0 ft
1.8 m
7.5 ft
2.3 m
9.0 ft
2.8 m
10.5 ft
3.2 m
12.0 ft
3.7 m
Bud.118 6.5 ft
2.0 m
8.1 ft
2.5 m
9.8 ft
3.0 m
11.4 ft
3.5 m
13.0 ft
4.0 m
M25 7.5 ft
2.3 m
9.4 ft
2.9 m
11.3 ft
3.5 m
13.1 ft
4.0 m
15.0 ft
4.6 m

From an idea by N. Buck - more details.

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