Birgit_Bonnier_(apple)

Birgit Bonnier

Birgit Bonnier

Apple cultivar

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

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'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. [1]
    NFC
  2. [2]
    See New York Times Article on Albert Bonnier
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