Belle-Fleur de France
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.
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 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Ribbing
strong 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush 1
Firmness
firm 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register