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Index of apples starting with B
Belle d'Aout
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 ...
Belle de Boskoop
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summary: A favoured cooking apple, holding its shape and texture well for pies, crumbles and crisps. In most areas where this variety is grown, it is encountered as a ...
Belle de Buits
characteristics: The flesh is slightly yellowish, firm, crispand fine grained. Juicy, sweet and aromatic. Keeps up to six months in cold storage.
Belle de France
identification: Large, round. The base colour is green over which is a dense pattern of fine red striping, almost a solid wash on the sun exposed side and fading toward the ...
Belle de Grand-Combe
origins: A wild seedling found by AndrŽ Cuenot near Grand’Combe?Ch teleu (France)
Belle de Magny
characteristics: The flesh is white, soft, juicy and tart. Does not keep well
Belle de Mai
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, tender, Moderately juicy and sweet.
Belle de Pontoise
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characteristics: The flesh is white, tender, fine grained, juicy and sweet tart ranging to tart depending on the growning conditions.
Belle de Tours
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summary: This culinary apple was grown through the Loire Valley of France, but has become alarmingly scarce.
Belle Ente
characteristics: The flesh is white, medium textured, Juicy, sweet and aromatic.
Belle Fille
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characteristics: The flesh is white, crunchy. Juicy, sweet, vaguely vinous and aromatic.
Belle Fille de Glanon
characteristics: The flesh is white. Sweet. Almond flavour
Belle Fille de l Indre
characteristics: The flesh is white, firm. Juicy, very sweet, aromatic.
Belle Fille de la Manche
summary: A bittersweet French cider apple, it produces a traditional, richly amber and bitter must. It's one of the earlier varieties for cider making.
Belle Fille de Salins
characteristics: The flesh is white. Crunchy and firm. Juicy, sweet, slightly tart with a hint of almond.
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