Belle de Boskoop (apple)
Encyclopedia
The Belle de Boskoop is a variety of apple which, as its name suggests, originated in Boskoop
Boskoop
Boskoop is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 15,217 in 2008, and covers an area of 16.96 km² of which 2.17 km² is water...

, Holland where it began as a chance seedling in 1856.

There are many variants: Boskoop red, yellow or green.
This rustic apple, firm, tart and fragrant is available from November to February.
Greenish-gray tinged with red, the apple is as much appreciated to munch as it stands up well to cooking.
The Belle de Boskoop contains more than twice the vitamin C than Golden Delicious
Golden Delicious
The Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple with a yellow color. It is not closely related to the Red Delicious apple.- Appearance and flavor :...

.

Culture

The apple tree appreciates the wetlands and is very strong but can not stand the frost (fruits tend to burst).

The cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...

 supports all types of rootstocks, but is of poor pollen quality because it is a triploid apple tree will therefore cultivate a variety compatible as James Grieve, Melba
Melba
Melba may refer to:* Dame Nellie Melba, Australian soprano opera singer* Melba , a 1953 film directed by Lewis Milestone* Melba Montgomery, a country music singer* Melba Moore, an American R&B singer and actress...

 or Reine des Reinette.

Harvesting takes place in mid-October and the apple stores well as it can be used from November to March.

Not recommended in dry soils. Last result sometimes difficult and alternating strong.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK