

(Zones 4-8) French heirloom cooking apple from around 1200 A.D.
Available on both Bud 9 and MM111 Rootstock.
The Coeur de Boeuf Apple an old large French heirloom cooking apple dating back to at least the 13th century (around the 1200s). Sweet, fruity, aromatic, and subacid; cooks down into a very sweet, lemon-yellow puree. Primarily a culinary/cooking apple that works well in both sweet and savory dishes, as well as sauces. A traditional winter storage apple that keeps well from November through March (up to about 20 weeks. The Coeur de Boeuf apple thrives best in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 4 through 8. Mid-Season bloom. Coeur de Boeuf is a self-sterile triploid variety. Because triploid apples carry sterile pollen, it cannot pollinate itself or other apple trees.You need to plant two different, compatible fertile (diploid) varieties nearby. They must bloom at the same time as Coeur de Boeuf to pollinate it, and pollinate each other. Consider Cox's Orange Pippin, Liberty, or Gala as pollination partners. Trees are bench grafted 1/4-3/16 inch diameter and 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall when shipped.


(Zones 3-8) An excellent tasting apple for fresh eating in norther climates

(zones 4-8) Firm, crisp, white flesh with a sweet-tart balance with a subtle pear flavor with hints of honey and vanilla.