Excellent cooking and cider variety. Good dessert apple later in season as flavor develops with time. 13.61% sugar. Large to medium-sized fruit. Smooth, lemon yellow skin blushed red to red-orange. Juicy and aromatic.
USDA identification images for Yellow Bellflower
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Visitor reviews
- 17 Sep 2017 OHIO, United StatesI enjoy the flavor right off the tree, but it mellows and sweetens in storage to one of the more amazing gustatory experiences one could imagine. Very rich and highly flavored.
- 24 Oct 2015 MASSACHUSETTS, United StatesThis would be my number one apple to surprise people who have never tasted anything other than supermarket varieties. Like biting into a slice of key lime pie. Beautiful blossoms in spring, hence the name. - Carter Wilkie, Boston
- 19 Oct 2012 VEJLE, DenmarkThe Yellow Bellflower has a unique, strong and to me very pleasant taste. I have only tried some fallen apples right after picking time, but is supposed to keep well and develop flavor. For several years I had my eyes on a large tree that consistently yielded loads of quite large apples even though it was a large, old and unpruned tree. Since Y.B. is extremely rare here, in fact I still only know of this one tree, it took me hours to identify going through a lot of old, pomological works from many countries. Deserves a lot more attention.
Tree register
United States
- Alison Gardner in Albion, CALIFORNIA
- Aurie Bradley in Kensington, CA
- Axel Kratel in Santa Cruz, CALIFORNIA
- Barbara Burrill in Seattle, WA / KING
- Ben in Helenwood, TN
- Bill in Bellevale, CA
- Bill Martin in Bristol, TN
- Gina Colver in EPHRATA, WASHINGTON
- James Dierberger in Hebron, CT
- Rene Burk in Portland, OR
- Roger Miller in Madison Heights, VA
- Ronald Wolfe in Monticello, ILLINOIS
Denmark
- Johnny Olsen in Vejle,
France
- BeN62 in Eclimeux,
Canada
- Erik Nordenson in Cobourg, ONTARIO
Spring blossom records for this variety
2012 season
- 22nd April 2012 - tree owned by Barbara in Seattle, United States
Record your blossom dates in our Fruit Tree Register - more >>.
Harvest records for this variety
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
- Introduced: 1742
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1953-140
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Fruit size: Small
- Fruit size: Average
- Fruit size: Large
- Fruit shape: Conical
- Fruit size: Very large
- Fruit size: Variable
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Flavour style (apples): Sharper
- Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
- Flavour style (apples): Aromatic
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Food uses: Drying
- Flavour style (apples): Honeyed
Growing
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Yellow Bellflower:
United States
California
- Moms Country Orchards, Yucaipa
- Prevedelli Farms, Watsonville
Connecticut
- Seek No Further Orchard, Hebron
Michigan
- Alber's Orchard & Cider Mill, Manchester
Washington
- Piper's Orchard, Seattle
- Skipley Farm, Snohomish *** Feature Orchard ***
Canada
British Columbia
- Salt Spring Apple Company, Salt Spring Island