Bielgorod
AppleBielgorod Apple
Origin and History
Origin: Russia. Reference designation in source: (86 M).
Tree
Large, vigorous, spreading habit with open top. Very productive.
Fruit
Size & Form: Medium, regular, roundish, oblate.
Skin: Surface smooth and waxen. Color greenish yellow, becoming a clear white when ripe. No blush or stripe present. Dots minute, numerous, and greenish.
Cavity: Regular and small, with acute angle. Surface shows a little russet.
Stem: Medium length, stout.
Basin: Shallow, regular, with abrupt rim.
Calyx: Closed, with tube funnel-shaped. Stamens marginal.
Flesh & Flavor: Snow white, crisp, fine-grained, very juicy. Subacid. Very good for cooking; fair for table.
Core & Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
July, early August.
Uses
Very good for cooking; fair quality for eating fresh.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Bielgorod (86 M)—Origin, Russia; tree large, vigorous, spreading, open top, very productive.—Fruit medium, regular, roundish, oblate, surface smooth, waxen greenish yellow becoming a clear white when ripe, no blush nor stripe; dots, minute, numerous, greenish; cavity regular, small, acute, a little russet; stem medium, stout; basin shallow, regular, abrupt; calyx closed, tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; flesh snow white, crisp, fine grained, very juicy, subacid, very good for cooking, fair for table. July, early August.