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Sang de Boeuf apple trees

Malus domestica
Sang de Boeuf apples
Sang de Boeuf is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Late
  • Flowering group: 3

Sang de Boeuf is a traditional French dual-purpose apple, equally useful for eating, cooking, and juicing.

The apples are quite large, and ripen in early October. It is generally disease-resistant and quite easy to grow.

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Sang de Boeuf organic apple trees for sale


  • 11 yeartree on M9 rootstock23.25€
    Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
    Sold-out
  • 21 yeartree on M116 rootstock23.95€
    Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
    Sold-out

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History

Sang de Boeuf is possibly a sport of Lanscailler, with a much deeper red coloration.


Sang de Boeuf characteristics

  • Flowering group3
  • Disease resistanceAverage
  • Picking seasonLate
  • Season of use3 months or more
  • Food usesCulinaryTraditional cooker
  • Country of originBelgiumFrance
  • Period of origin1900 - 1949
  • Flesh colourWhite
  • Fruit colourRed

Similar varieties

  • See also Ascahire
    Ascahire
    A large reliable cooking apple from northern France which is particularly good for juicing.
  • See also Belle de Boskoop
    Belle de Boskoop
    Belle de Boskoop is a popular large dual-purpose apple from the Netherlands.
  • See also Lanscailler
    Lanscailler
    A traditional dual-purpose apple, particularly good for cooking and juicing.
  • See also Peasgood's Nonsuch
    Peasgood's Nonsuch
    Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
  • See also White Transparent
    White Transparent
    A traditional early-season dual-purpose apple, which is also very winter-hardy.