This variety was developed around 1825 by Jacques Lebel, a nurseryman in the town of Amiens in northern France. It is quite widely grown in northern France.
The large flat-round apples are predominantly green, but often with an orange flush. They ripen in late August / early September, and can be used immediately or stored until Christmas.
The flesh is crisp, with a juicy sweet / sharp acidity and a high vitamin C content.
Jacques Lebel is primarily a cooking apple, with a notably high pectin content, and ideal for jams and preserves.
Also known as
- Double des Vosges
Jacques Lebel apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Jacques Lebel
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
- Belgium 2
Belgium
- Johan Cornelis in Gent, OOST-VLAANDEREN
- Johan Cornelis in Gent, OOST-VLAANDEREN
Spring blossom records for this variety
2010 season
- 28th April 2010 - tree owned by Johan in Gent, Belgium
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Harvest records for this variety
2009 season
- November 2009 - tree owned by Johan in Gent, Belgium
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Introduced: 1825
- Developed by: Jacques Lebel, Amiens
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1949-110
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
- Fruit colour: Green - light
- Fruit colour: Orange flush
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flesh colour: White
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sharper
- Cooking result: Puree
- Juice style: Sharper
- Vitamin C content: High
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Juice
- Food uses: Traditional cooker
- Picking month: September
- Picking period: late August
- Picking period: early September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Poor
- Ploidy: Triploid
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Canker: Some susceptibility
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Jacques Lebel apple trees for sale:
- Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
Jacques Lebel apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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