Brabant Bellefleur
AppleOrigin and History
Probably Flemish in origin. Brought to notice at the end of the eighteenth century and imported into England about 1830. Referenced in Ronalds, p. 31.
This English Brabant Bellefleur is distinct from the Brabant Bellefleur of Holland and Belgium, which is known as the Westland Bellefleur.
Tree
Growth: Moderate; fertile.
Leaf: Rather large, oval, curved serrate or crenate, held flat.
Fruit
Size: Fairly large; 3¼ by 3.
Form: Irregular.
Colour: Golden-yellow with orange-red flush and stripes.
Stem: Short, set in a deep russet cavity.
Eye: Open, set in a large wide basin.
Flesh: Crisp, yellow, acid.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Till April. A useful late fruit.
Uses
Culinary (cooking).
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
French name: Bellefleur de Brabant. German name: Grosser Brabanter Belle Fleur. English alternate names: Glory of Flanders, Iron Apple, Winter Bellefleur.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)BRABANT BELLEFLEUR. Ronalds, p. 31. F., Bellefleur de Brabant; G., Grosser Brabanter Belle Fleur. (Glory of Flanders, Iron Apple, Winter Bellefleur.) Culinary, till April, 3¼ by 3, fairly large, irregular. Colour, golden-yellow, orange red flush and stripes. Flesh, crisp, yellow, acid. Eye, open in a large wide basin. Stem, short in a deep russet cavity. Growth, moderate; fertile. Leaf, rather large, oval, curved serrate or crenate, held flat. Origin, probably Flemish. Brought to notice at the end of the eighteenth century, and imported into England about 1830. It is not the Brabant Bellefleur of Holland and Belgium, but is here known as the Westland Bellefleur. A useful late fruit.