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French Bellflower

Apple

French 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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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.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Bellefleur de France Dobbel Bellefleur Double Bellefleur Langer Belle Fleur