Belle de Pontoise

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary / Dessert

Introduced

1879

Origin

Pontoise, France

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 64.6 mm
Fruit width: 89.4 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

A large, flat culinary apple with pale yellow-green skin, red flush, and broad broken stripes. Raised at Pontoise by M. Remy from Emperor Alexander seed and introduced in 1879. The tender, juicy, sweetish flesh keeps firm and acid, making it useful for garden cooking, though best used before February.

Flavor & Texture

sweetjuicy

Best Uses

cooking

1 historical watercolor from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Parents

Alexander x Unknown

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: open pollinated seedling
Original breeder: M. Remy
First introduced: 1879

tendersweetjuicyacidicfirm

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 459
Wikidata: Q41775442