Coeur de Boeuf apple

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Another ancient French cooker, cooks to lemon coloured sweet puree

Last updated 18 Mar 2012.

Summary

Species: Malus domestica
Parentage: Unknown
Origin: France
Introduced: 1200s ?
Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 115600

Using

Good for cooking
Cooking result: Puree

Growing

Fertility: Self-sterile
Triploid: Yes
Poor pollinator: Yes
Vigour: Slightly large

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20 Oct 2011		N. BuckCAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom
	Early impressions from my tree suggest that it has good resistance to mildew and scab (Eastern UK). Its resistance to canker, as a guess, seems about average, so far. The tree certainly doesn't appear to be of the kind of vigour that would normally be associated with "T3" (vigorous) types; my tree is growing at only an average or slightly above average rate. It also seems to be surprisingly bushy, dense and compact at the moment, with quite large leaves, although it is still quite a young tree and may change as time passes. Branches seem quite flexible, so would be consistent with its reputation for being a spreading tree (i.e. bending under the weight of fruit). At the moment, I suspect that it will turn out to be one of those varieties which grows at about average rate, but, like some other old types (Ashmead's Kernel, Worcester Pearmain, Belle de Boskoop) if left unpruned, tends to just keep growing at a steady pace for all of its life, eventually making a large tree while its companion trees have long-since matured and ceased to show much growth. Having had the opportunity to observe and take notes on many apple varieties over the years, I have (an unproven - just "gut feeling") suspicion that Coeur de Boeuf might be triploid, or might have some other abnormal chromosome number which might make it a poor pollinator of other varieties.

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Mature heights for Coeur de Boeuf trees

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

Rootstock	Soil quality
Rootstock	Poor	Below average	Average	Above average	Very good
P22	2.8 ft 0.9 m	3.5 ft 1.1 m	4.2 ft 1.3 m	5.3 ft 1.6 m	6.3 ft 1.9 m
M27	3.2 ft 1.0 m	4.0 ft 1.2 m	4.8 ft 1.5 m	6.0 ft 1.8 m	7.2 ft 2.2 m
M9	4.8 ft 1.5 m	6.0 ft 1.8 m	7.2 ft 2.2 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	10.8 ft 3.3 m
Bud.9	4.8 ft 1.5 m	6.0 ft 1.8 m	7.2 ft 2.2 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	10.8 ft 3.3 m
Geneva 11	4.8 ft 1.5 m	6.0 ft 1.8 m	7.2 ft 2.2 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	10.8 ft 3.3 m
Geneva 16	5.6 ft 1.7 m	7.0 ft 2.1 m	8.4 ft 2.6 m	10.5 ft 3.2 m	12.6 ft 3.9 m
M26	6.0 ft 1.8 m	7.5 ft 2.3 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	11.3 ft 3.5 m	13.5 ft 4.1 m
Geneva 30	6.4 ft 2.0 m	8.0 ft 2.5 m	9.6 ft 2.9 m	12.0 ft 3.7 m	14.4 ft 4.4 m
MM102	6.4 ft 2.0 m	8.0 ft 2.5 m	9.6 ft 2.9 m	12.0 ft 3.7 m	14.4 ft 4.4 m
M7	7.2 ft 2.2 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	10.8 ft 3.3 m	13.5 ft 4.1 m	16.2 ft 5.0 m
M116	7.2 ft 2.2 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	10.8 ft 3.3 m	13.5 ft 4.1 m	16.2 ft 5.0 m
MM106	8.0 ft 2.5 m	10.0 ft 3.1 m	12.0 ft 3.7 m	15.0 ft 4.6 m	18.0 ft 5.5 m
MM111	9.2 ft 2.8 m	11.5 ft 3.5 m	13.8 ft 4.2 m	17.3 ft 5.3 m	20.7 ft 6.3 m
Bud.118	10.4 ft 3.2 m	13.0 ft 4.0 m	15.6 ft 4.8 m	19.5 ft 6.0 m	23.4 ft 7.2 m
M25	11.6 ft 3.6 m	14.5 ft 4.4 m	17.4 ft 5.3 m	21.8 ft 6.7 m	26.1 ft 8.0 m

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