Blenheim Orange

Description

Harvest: Late
Description: Partial tip bearer, conical to round oblong shaped fruit
Skin: Green- grey tinged with red
Flesh: Creamy white
Vigour: V3
Flowering Group: 3
Pollination: Triploid
Taste: Firm, tart and fragrant
Uses: Cooking
Background: Thought to be a bud sport of Reinette de Montfort. Found by K. J. W. Ottolander, Boskoop, Netherlands in 1856, it received an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1897. One of the better cooking apples, the aromatic flesh remains crisp and firm when cooked making it ideal for pies and tarts. Boskoop varieties are very high in acid content and can contain more than four times the vitamin C of Granny Smith or Golden Delicious. There are many variants, Boskoop red, yellow or green. The tree has some resistance to canker, scab and mildew

Product Type	Scion, Tree
Origin	England
Product Year	1740
Harvest	L
Uses	Cider, Cooking, Eating
Flowering Group	3
Cooking Uses	Pie, Puree, Tarts
Tip or Spur	Partial tip
Description	Blenheim Orange Apple Harvest: Late Description: Partial tip bearer, Boskoop, Boskoop red, conical to round oblong shaped fruit. Skin – green- grey tinged with red. Flesh – creamy white. Vigour: V3 Flowering group: 3 Pollination: Triploid Taste: Firm, it received an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1897. One of the better cooking apples, Netherlands in 1856, scab and mildew., tart and fragrant. Uses: Cooking Background: Thought to be a bud sport of Reinette de Montfort. Found by K.J.W. Ottolander, yellow or green. The tree has some resistance to canker