Belle de Boskoop Apple tree
Owner: Mike
Location: Liverpool, MERSEYSIDE, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about 1950 |
| Age of this tree: | 74 years |
| Soil: | sandy |
| Climate at this location: | significant frosts in winter - rarely much snow |
| Pruning: | gentle pruning to re create a shape |
| Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Un-treated |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | mild codling moth |
Owner's comments
Verified/Identified last year from samples sent to Brogdale (joan morgan 21012). ID corrected in 2017 by DNA typing. Best eating apple by a margin. Much nicer that Egremont, closest match is Brownlees russet. but nicer that both. Last year was still eating them with lunch until April - stored in apple fridge. Never seen another like it. Not managed cuttings yet. Too late for photos now - but will take some of blossom and fruit on tree last yearSeason records for this tree
2022
Spring blossom: 17 April
Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high2014
Spring blossom: 28 April2013
Harvest: 1st week November 15kg / 33lbs
Size: 4.0m / 13.3ft high 3.5m / 11.7ft wide
Canker: Mild attack
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Mild attack
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
Huge apples this year - tree slowly recovering from being overgrown by others