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Gelber Bellefleur

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Well-storing culinary apple that only convinces in warm sites.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
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Taste & characteristics

Taste

aromatic

Susceptibility & resistance

ScabCankerPowdery mildew

Profile

Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Culinary apple, usable as a dessert apple in warm locations. Modest flavour (grade 3-).

Growth

Vigorous tree.

Yield

Reliable cropping.

Notes

Needs warm, well-ventilated sites. Highly prone to scab, somewhat prone to mildew, robust against canker. Stores about 4-5 months.

Care

Choose an airy site, thin the crown regularly and thin fruit to reduce the high scab pressure.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Apple unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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