Single U-shaped palmate apple pollinator duo

This Duo pollinator of apple trees in single U espalier brings together the varieties 'Queen of the Pippins' and 'Beauty of Boskoop', which produce excellent cooking apples appreciated for making pies, fritters, clafoutis and other baked apples. Planted in the same garden, these two apple trees that flower together in spring pollinate each other, guaranteeing a abundant and extended harvest, from early September to late November. Apple trees are preferably planted in autumn.

This duo consists of:

- x1 Apple tree 'Beauty of Boskoop': a variety with good vigor and productivity. It produces large, irregular round fruits, light green to yellow with red spots. Their flesh is granular, semi-crisp, juicy and tart. The harvest takes place in late October and November. They can be stored until March. This apple tree is resistant to canker, scab, and cold.

- x1 'Queen of the Pippins' apple tree: a vigorous and productive variety, very resistant to cold and diseases. Highly appreciated in pastry, it is thanks to its deliciously tart and fragrant apple that the famous Tarte Tatin owes its success. Its fruits, about 7 cm (3in) in diameter, are covered with a red-yellow golden skin. Their flesh is pale, juicy, fine and crisp, both sweet and tart, with a slight walnut taste that makes it irresistible. The harvest begins at the beginning of ripeness, in early September, and lasts until October. The Queen of the Pippins stores very well after harvest and can be consumed throughout the winter, until March. It will be necessary to thin it out to avoid small fruit size and the occurrence of diseases. This apple tree is an excellent pollinator.

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The apple tree is a native tree in Europe, especially in France where its presence has been attested since antiquity. It is a tree with a semi-erect, elegant habit. Its deciduous foliage falls in autumn. It is composed of very large, ovate leaves, slightly hairy and greenish-brown on top, whitish-green underneath, deeply toothed. Flowering occurs in April, it is not afraid of frost. The apple tree is therefore suitable for cultivation in mountain areas.

Culinary aspect:

'Queen of the Pippins' and 'Beauty of Boskoop' apples can of course be eaten as they are, but they are particularly appreciated in desserts and pastries. You can also use them in savory dishes (with black pudding, red cabbage or sausages), or in combination with Normandy cheeses, for example.

Fruit trees formed in single U espalier are trained on wire lines, they have a short trunk with two branches forming a U in the same plane, a bit like a candelabra. They have the advantage of taking up little space in thickness, but they are quite long to train: allow 5 years. The planting distance between two plants is 3.50 m (11ft).