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Bolero® apple

One of the 'Ballerina' style apple varieties, developed from a McIntosh sport called Wijcik which grows in a naturally columnar style with no side-branches.

USDA identification images for Bolero

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.

    Parents and other ancestors of this variety


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    • 01 Jan 2010  United Kingdom
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    Spring blossom records for this variety

    2012 season

    • April  2012  - tree owned by Graham in Coldstream, United Kingdom

    2010 season

    • May  2010  - tree owned by Kerstin in Västerås, Sweden
    • 24th April  2010  - tree owned by Marian in Street, United Kingdom

    2009 season

    • May  2009  - tree owned by Kerstin in Västerås, Sweden

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    Harvest records for this variety

    2012 season

    • September  2012  - tree owned by Graham in Coldstream, United Kingdom

    2010 season

    • 1st week October  2010  - tree owned by Kerstin in Västerås, Sweden

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
    • Parentage: McIntosh Wijcik x Greensleeves
    • Originates from: United Kingdom
    • Introduced: 1976
    • Developed by: East Malling Research Station
    • UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1987-044

    Identification

    • Country of origin: United Kingdom
    • Period of origin: 1950 - 1999

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Average
    • Ploidy: Diploid
    • Vigour: Weak growing
    • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

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