Belle de Boskoop
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Triploid. Thought to be a bud sport of Reinette de Montfort. Found by K.J.W. Ottolander, Boskoop, The Netherlands in 1856. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1897. Fruits have firm, coarse textured flesh with a pleasant, aromatic flavour. Also cooks well.
Synonyms:
Apfel der Zukunft, Bella di Boskoop, Belle de Boscoop, Belle of Boskoop, Boschovo jablko, Boskoop, Boskoopi szep, Boskoopskaya krasavitsa, Boskoopske, Boskoopské rudé, Boskopska hubavita, Boskopskaia krasavita, Boskopskaya krasavitsa, Calvill von Boskoop, Calville de Boskoop, Frumos de Boskoop, Gold Reinette, Goudrenet, Monstrous Reinette, Piekna z Boskoop, Piekna z Boskop, Reinette Belle de Boskoop, Reinette Belle di Boskoop, Reinette de Boskoop, Reinette de Montfoort, Reinette de Montfort, Reinette Monstreuse, Reinette Monstrous, Reinette Monstrueuse, Reinette von Montfort, Renetta di Montfort, Schone van Boskoop, Schone von Boskoop, Schoner aus Boskoop, Schoner van Boskoop, Schoner von Boskoop, Schoone van Boskoop, Schoone von Boskoop
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to:
Alfa 68
Sports:
Red Belle de Boskoop
Wilhelm Ley
Accession name
Belle de Boskoop (LA 67A)
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
61.00 mm 1
Width
73.89 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
very weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
medium-high 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register