French Bellflower
AppleFrench Bellflower
Origin / History
A French apple. Described in the Annals of Pomology under the names Bellefleur de France, Double Bellefleur, and Dobbel Bellefleur.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Very large.
Form: Roundish, slightly conical.
Skin: Yellowish; carmine red cheek in the sun.
Flesh: Yellowish white, half tender, melting, sweet, subacid.
Stem / Cavity / Calyx / Basin: Not described in source.
Core / Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
From Annals of Pomology.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)French Bellflower.
Bellefleur de France. Double Bellefleur. Dobbel Bellefleur.
A French Apple, described in the Annals of Pomology as :— Fruit very large, roundish, slightly conical, yellowish, with carmine red cheek in the sun. Flesh yellowish white, half tender, melting, sweet, subacid.