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'Birgit Bonnier'
Genus	Malus
Species	Malus pumila
Hybrid parentage	Cortland 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.

'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.

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

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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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