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Belle-Fleur Large Mouche
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Synonyms:
- Balleau, Dubbele Belle Fleur, Lancashire, Lanscahire, Large Mouche, Ossekop, Rabael, Rabaelle, Tete de Boeuf
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat globose 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 55.00mm 2
- Width
- 75.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Juiciness
- dry 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1948 - 595
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Belgium. Cooks well.
- Accession name
- Belle-Fleur Large Mouche
- Flowering time tree 1 ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
13th MayFull (80%) flowering
22nd May90% petal fall - Picking time tree 1
- Mid October 1
- Size tree 2
- large 1
- Ribbing tree 2
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour tree 2
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour tree 2
- Red 1
- Over Colour Pattern tree 2
- striped/solid flush 1
- Juiciness tree 2
- dry 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019