Baguette Violette

Price range: 26,50 € through 38,00 €

Baguette Violette is a traditional French late-season dessert apple.

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Dispatch generally takes place from late November to February, depending on the weather and the progress of lifting the trees.

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1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Low-stem tree – approx. 60 cm stem

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Bittenfelder – approx. 6 m mature height

EM9 – approx. 2.5 m mature height

M116 – approx. 4 m mature height

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SKU: 1213 Categories: Apple trees, Eating apple trees

Description

Baguette Violette is a traditional French late-season dessert apple.

The apples have an excellent sweet / sharp balance, but do not keep for long and are best eaten within a few weeks after they ripen in late September.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Very local old variety from the Thiérache area of Aisne, found at Lemé, Ohis and Étréaupont, with no findings outside this area according to genetic analyses.

Origin

France

USDA zone

Zone 5 (-29C)

Flowering

4 - late, 5 - very late

Harvest period

September 15-30

Eating / keeping period

Use

Sweetness / acidity

Disease resistance

Pollinator value

Ploidy

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Productive, straggly habit with long fruiting branches arching under the weight of the fruit, good pollinator

Disease behaviour

Scab

Very low susceptibility

Powdery mildew

Very low susceptibility

Pollination

Compatible pollinating varieties

These varieties flower at a compatible time and are the most relevant matches in the catalogue. Flowering period: 4 - late, 5 - very late.

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Marie Doudou View this variety

Harvest calendar

Extend your harvest season

Discover varieties from the same category harvested just before, at the same time or just after.

At the same time

September 15-30

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Additional variety information for Baguette Violette is provided in partnership with Orange Pippin.