Bellflower apple
Apple cultivar
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Yellow Bellflower is a cultivar of domesticated apple that originated in New Jersey.[1][2] It has many other names including "Belle Flavoise" and "Lincoln Pippin".[1] It is probably the best known of a group of apple cultivars referred to as the yellow bellflower group, with fruit that are generally elongated, with largely yellow skin.[1] Along with the Yellow Bellflower, the Ortley is the oldest of the group.[1]
Cultivar groupYellow Bellflower group
Marketing namesBellflower, Bell Flower, Belle, Bellefleur, Belle Flavoise, Lincoln Pippin, Linnoeus Pippin[1]
Originnear Crosswicks, New Jersey[1]
| Malus 'Yellow Bellflower' | |
|---|---|
 Illustration of Yellow Bellflower from 1883 | |
| Genus | Malus |
| Cultivar group | Yellow Bellflower group |
| Marketing names | Bellflower, Bell Flower, Belle, Bellefleur, Belle Flavoise, Lincoln Pippin, Linnoeus Pippin[1] |
| Origin | near Crosswicks, New Jersey[1] |
Chemical composition
Sugar 11.3%, acid 0.56%, pectine 0.43%[3]
See also
- Bellflower, California, named after the apple
- Bellflower, Illinois, named after the apple
