Belle-Fleur de France
Culinary apple
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to be of French origin. Recorded in 1954. Fruits have firm, creamy white, tinged green flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Dobbel Bellefleur, Double Belle Fleur, Double Bellefleur, Double Bon Pommier, Double Bonne Ente, Franc Bon Pommier, Franc-Bon-Pommier, Franse Belle Fleur, Franse Bellefleur, French Bellefleur, French Bellflower, Grosse Bonne Ente
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
60 mm b
Fruit Width
75 mm b
Ribbing
prominent ribs at eye and base b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
flushed dull red b
Russet Type
present b
Flesh Colour
creamy white, tinged green b
Flesh Texture
firm b
Flavour
sweet, subacid b
Flowering Time
late b
Accession name
Belle-Fleur de France
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
strong a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush a
Firmness
firm a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register