Belle de Boskoop Apple

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, cooking, cider

Fruit Size: Large

Storage: Keeps until April when stored in cool humid conditions

Harvest: Mid October

Cider Class (if applicable): Class: Sharp
Sugar: Very high, SG 1.070
Acidity: Very high, TA 12.8 g/L
Tannins: Low
Juice Yield: High
Recommendations: Mix with low-acidity varieties
*Information based on Claude Jolicoeur's The New Cidermaker's Handbook

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 3b

Soil Preference: Sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Prefers average to moist conditions, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring. Generally quite adaptable to different soil conditions.

Flowering Time: Early

Bloom Colour: White

Pollination Requirements: Triploid, requires two pollinators of different non-triploid apple varieties that bloom around the same time

Sun/Shade Requirements:

Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habits:

Spur-bearing, vigorous and a good cropper but slow to start bearing fruit. Resistant to canker, cedar rust, and brown rot, very resistant to scab.

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Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of trees across Canada (except BC due to CFIA regulations). We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courrier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc. We really appreciate if you can make an appointment to pick up, then we can be as organized as possible during our busy season.