Birgit Bonnier

Apple cultivar
'Birgit Bonnier'
GenusMalus
SpeciesMalus pumila
Hybrid parentageCortland x Lord Lambourne
Cultivar'Birgit Bonnier'
Origin Sweden

'Birgit Bonnier' is a modern cultivar of domesticated apple which have some resistance to apple scab and mildew.[1]

'Birgit Bonnier' was developed in Sweden through a cross between the popular 'Cortland' and the 'Lord Lambourne'. The result is an apple of a pleasant flavor. Shape is flat. Background color is whitish green and flushed or with striped with orange red. Fruit is low in juiciness making it more recommended for a dessert apple.[1]

This cultivar was named by the Swedish publisher Albert Bonnier,[2] who named it after his wife Birgit.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c NFC
  2. ^ See New York Times Article on Albert Bonnier

External links

  • Äpplesorter från Balsgård
  • Work on storage diseases
  • Pre‐breeding for Future Challenges in Nordic Apples
  • Diversity in European pome fruit genetic resources evaluated for disease resistance
  • Molecular characterisation of indigenous Swedish apple cultivars based on SSR and S-allele analysis
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