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Jacques Lebel
type: Culinary, Cider, Jelly, Sauce
identification: Large, round flattened. The base colour is pale yellow maturing to yellow and marked with bright red stripes on the sun exposed face. The eye is large and closed, set in a moderately deep and funnel shaped basin which is surrouned by an irregularly knobbed crown. the stem is very short and medium thickness, set in a medium deep and funnel shaped cavity which is lightly russeted. Smooth but develops a greasy feel when ripe.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, crisp. Juicy and tart.
uses: Culinary. Makes a tart, yellow sauce. Often mixed with other apples for making gelly because of its unusually high pectin content. Also used for cider
origins: Found as a chance seedling near Amiens (France) in 1825 by Jacques Lebel and sold since 1849.
cultivation: Vigorous, upright spreading spur bearer. Produces heavy crops. Does best in locations sheltered from the wind and with moist soils.
cold storage: Keeps up to two months. Becomes mealy.
harvest: By the beginning of the fourth period.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Sterile triploid.
cold storage weeks: 8
harvest period: 4
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