Bellflower apple
| Malus 'Yellow Bellflower' | |
|---|---|
 Illustration of Yellow Bellflower from 1883 | |
| Genus | Malus |
| Cultivar group | Yellow Bellflower group |
| Marketing names | Bellflower, Bell Flower, Belle, Bellefleur, Belle Flavoise, Lincoln Pippin, Linnoeus Pippin[1] |
| Origin | near Crosswicks, New Jersey[1] |
Yellow Bellflower is a cultivar of domesticated apple that originated in New Jersey.[1][2] It has many other names including "Belle Flavoise" and "Lincoln Pippin".[1] It is probably the best known of a group of apple cultivars referred to as the yellow bellflower group, with fruit that are generally elongated, with largely yellow skin.[1] Along with the Yellow Bellflower, the Ortley is the oldest of the group.[1]
Chemical composition
Sugar 11.3%, acid 0.56%, pectine 0.43%[3]
See also
- Bellflower, California, named after the apple
- Bellflower, Illinois, named after the apple
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belle-fleur (apple).
- ^ a b c d e f Beach, S.A.; Booth, N.O.; Taylor, O.M. (1905), "Yellow Bellflower", The apples of New York, vol. 1, Albany: J. B. Lyon, pp. 381–383
- ^ "Yellow Bellflower", National Fruit Collection, retrieved 28 October 2015
- ^ Pomologia Republicii Populare Romine, 1964
- Mitchell, Patricia B. & David L. (1999). "A is for Antique Apple". Foodnotes. Chatham, Virginia: Foodways Publications. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
- Wordpress
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