Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Sang de Bœuf is an old French multipurpose variety producing large apples in early October. The fruit is suitable for fresh eating, cooking and juice. The tree is generally easy to grow and has good overall disease resistance. We recommend it for family orchards seeking a productive, straightforward cultivar that provides several useful ways to enjoy the harvest.

Sang de Boeuf

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

A dark red dual-purpose apple, particularly good for cooking and juicing.

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

Choose your tree form

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

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Low-stem tree – approx. 60 cm stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

Apple rootstock options

Bittenfelder – approx. 6 m mature height

EM9 – approx. 2.5 m mature height

M116 – approx. 4 m mature height

MM111 – approx. 4 m mature height

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SKU: 3886 Categories: Apple trees, Eating apple trees

Description

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.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Coloured mutation of Lanscailler, probably obtained around 1930 in the Thiérache area of Aisne by Mr Fontaine at Fontaine-lès-Vervins.

Origin

Period of origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Eating / keeping period

Use

Sweetness / acidity

Disease resistance

Self-fertility

Pollinator value

Ploidy

Origin and identity

Parentage

Coloured mutation of Lanscailler

Synonyms

Belle-Fleur Large Mouche Rouge

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Very vigorous, strong development, type IV bearing habit, should be grown only as a standard tree

Disease behaviour

Scab

Very low susceptibility

Powdery mildew

Low susceptibility

Pollination

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For reliable fruit set, plant at least one variety with a compatible flowering period nearby. Flowering period: 3 - mid season.

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