Belle de Boskoop

Belle de Boskoop (also called Goudrenet, Goudreinet or Goudreinnette) is an apple cultivar which originated in Boskoop, Netherlands, where it began as a chance seedling in 1856. Variants include Boskoop red, yellow and green. This rustic apple is firm, tart and fragrant. Greenish-gray tinged with red, the apple stands up well to cooking. Generally Boskoop varieties are very high in acid content and they can contain over four times the vitamin C of Granny Smith or Golden Delicious.[1]

'Belle de Boskoop'
Hybrid parentageChance seedling
Cultivar‘Belle de Boskoop’ or 'Schone van Boskoop'
OriginBoskoop, Netherlands, 1856

The apple grows well in Normandy, France.[2]

  • 'Belle de Boskoop' apple flowers
    'Belle de Boskoop' apple flowers
  • Blossoming 'Belle de Boskoop' apple tree
    Blossoming 'Belle de Boskoop' apple tree
  • Ripe 'Red Boskoop' on a branch
    Ripe 'Red Boskoop' on a branch

Culture

The cultivar is compatible with most rootstocks, but its pollen quality is poor because it is a triploid. Cultivars that can provide compatible pollen for 'Belle de Boskoop' include Discovery, James Grieve, Melba and Reine des Reinettes. The apple stores well after harvest.

References
  1. Violeta Nour; Ion Trandafir & Mira Elena Ionica (2010), "Compositional characteristics of fruits of several apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cultivars", Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 38 (3): 228–233
  2. "Pomme de Normandie". Patrimoine Normand. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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