Belle de Boskoop apple trees

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• Picking season: Late
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 2

Belle de Boskoop is a well-regarded 19th century apple, from the town of Boskoop in the Netherlands, and still grown commercially on a small scale in Europe.

It is a classic long-storing dual-purpose apple, versatile in the kitchen, and good for eating fresh if you like a sharper apple.

The relatively large apples are variable in colour, usually green with orange or red flushes and some russeting. The pink and white spring blossom is pretty.

Belle de Boskoop organic apple trees for sale

Next deliveries: December 2026

• 11 yeartree on M9 rootstock26.50€
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 21 yeartree on MM111 rootstock26.50€
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 31 yeartree on Bittenfelder rootstock26.50€
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Growing and Training

Belle de Boskoop is a vigorous-growing tree, with good disease-resistance, and producing large apples - typical of a triploid variety. It is therefore very easy to grow, but whilst it is readily pollinated by most other mid-bloom apple varieties, it will not cross-pollinate with them.

The only real disadvantage of Belle de Boskoop is that it can be slow to come into bearing, particularly on the more vigorous rootstocks. However once it starts, cropping is generally good and regular, and it has the potential to be a long-lived tree.

Belle de Boskoop characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Belle de Boskoop?Average
• Is Belle de Boskoop self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Belle de Boskoop?2
• What is the overall disease resistance of Belle de Boskoop?Good
• Picking periodearly October
• What season do you pick Belle de Boskoop?Late
• How long can you keep Belle de Boskoop in a fridge?3 months or more
• Food usesEating freshCulinaryDual purpose
• USDA cold hardyZone 4 (-34C)
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)Hot (>30C / 86F)Cold (< 20C / 67F)
• Where does Belle de Boskoop originate from?Netherlands
• When was Belle de Boskoop first introduced?1850 - 1899
• What colour is the blossom of Belle de Boskoop?Pink - light
• Flesh colourCream
• Fruit colourGreen / RedOrange / RedRusset

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