Belle Fleur de France is a traditional dual-purpose apple variety, found widely across the north of France and the French-speaking area of Belgium (Wallonia).
The large green apples have a red flush, and ripen in late September or early October. They are versatile, and can be eaten fresh or used in the kitchen for apple tarts and preserves. This is also a particuarly good variety for juicing.
Also known as
- Belle Fleur Double
- Double Bon Pommier
- Double Bonne Ente
- Grosse Bonne Ente
Belle Fleur de France apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Belle Fleur de France
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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Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1948-592
Identification
- Country of origin: Belgium
- Country of origin: France
- Fruit colour: Green / Red
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: Cream
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Juice
- Food uses: Dual purpose
- Picking month: September
- Picking period: late September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Poor
- Ploidy: Triploid
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance
- Canker: Some susceptibility
- Powdery mildew: Some susceptibility
Where to buy fresh fruit
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