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Bölleöpfel
type: Culinary, Cider, Dessert, Juice, Pie, Sauce
summary: Please also see Api
identification: Medium size tending to large, round-flattened. The base colour is greenish which is washed reddish-purple over which is a dense pattern of darker striping. The stem is short and stout, set in a wide and somewhat shallow cavity. The calyx is small and tightly closed, set in a shallow and wide basin which is surrounded by an irregularly knobbed crown.
characteristics: The flesh is pale yellowish. Crunchy
origins: The National Fruit Collection considers this to be the same as the Api which is listed as having originated In Brittany (France) during the Middle Ages and is typically a rather small apple. On the other hand, the Bölleöpfel is considered to be a medium to large variety that is recorded as having originated in Switzerland.
cold storage: Keeps up to three months.
harvest: Ready for harvest in the fifth period.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 5
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