Argilière is a traditional mid-season dessert apple from the north of France.
The green/yellow apples are prominently covered with a red flush.
The apples will keep for a couple of months if picked slightly early. If left on the tree they usually drop prematurely.
Also known as
- Vimoutière
Argilière apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Argilière
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Tree register
We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Argilière tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
Identification
- Country of origin: Belgium
- Country of origin: France
- Fruit colour: Green / Red
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Fruit drops when ripe
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking month: September
- Picking period: late August
- Picking period: early September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Poor
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Precocity: Slow to start bearing
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some susceptibility
- Powdery mildew: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Argilière apple trees for sale:
- Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
Argiliere apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.