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Apple
Bolero 
Pear
Bristol Cross 

 

 

 
SummaryOne of the 'Ballerina' style apple varieties, developed from a McIntosh sport called Wijcik which grows in a naturally columnar style with no side-branches.
A heavy-cropping cross of two classic English pears, Bartlett and Conference.



Identification

Bolero
Bristol Cross



Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Bolero
Bristol Cross



Flavor




Flavour style




Ripening periodVery early season
Mid-Late season



Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Bolero
Bristol Cross



Picking




Cropping




VigourWeak growing
Average growth



PollinationFlowering group 0
Flowers Very early season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skillAverage
Average



Problems

Other

Bolero
Bristol Cross



Country of originUnited Kingdom
United Kingdom



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