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Belle d'Aout
type: Dessert
synonyms: Bred as Q95-173. Carl Mathieu listed Belle d'Aout as a synonym for Belle Fleur in his "Nomenclaturor Pomolegicus" (published 1889). Octave Thomas also lists Belle d'Aout is a synonym for Bellflower (Belle Fleure) in his "Guide Pratique de l'Amateur des Fruits" (published 1876). In North America, Charles Downing listed Belle d'Aout as a synonym for Belle de Bruxelles in his 1872 update of A.J. Downing's "The Fruit and Fruit Trees of America."
summary: This name was used through the 1800s and early 1900s as a synonym for the Belle-Fleur apple. A century or two later, it was adopted to designate a fresh-eating apple developed by crossing by crossing RF: Redfree with NY 55140-19 .
identification: Medium size, square-oblong tending to round conic. Base colour greenish yellow, over which is a red was and patches of fine, red striping. Abundantly marked with large, tan lenticels. The stem is long and slender, set in a deep and somewhat narrow cavity.
characteristics: Crunchy, Balanced sweet-tart.
origins: Grown by fruit breeder and orchardist Roland Joannin///Johannin at the Verger Le Gros Pierre in 1995 from a cross of RF: Redfree and NY 55140-19 at Compton, Quebec (Canada). Developed under the "La Pomme de demain" program dedicated to the development of new apple varieties suited to the Quebec climate and conditions.
harvest: Ready for harvest late in the third period, sometimes at the start of the fourth.
pollination peak: 1
harvest period: 3
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