Bellflower apple explained

Malus 'Yellow Bellflower'
Genus:Malus
Group:Yellow Bellflower group
Marketing Names:Bellflower, Bell Flower, Belle, Bellefleur, Belle Flavoise, Lincoln Pippin, Linnoeus Pippin
Origin:near Crosswicks, New Jersey

Yellow Bellflower is a cultivar of domesticated apple that originated in New Jersey. It has many other names including "Belle Flavoise" and "Lincoln Pippin". 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. Along with the Yellow Bellflower, the Ortley is the oldest of the group.

Chemical composition

Sugar 11.3%, acid 0.56%, pectine 0.43%[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Pomologia Republicii Populare Romine, 1964