Glockenapfel

An ancient bell shaped culinary apple famous for making apfelstrudel.

Origin: Germany,

Pollination: Glockenapfel is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Glockenapfel

An ancient variety of unknown origin, once widely grown in Europe.The name derived from the shape literally means Bell Apple.

A green, smooth skinned, bell-shaped culinary apple. Keeps its shape when cooked and has a translucent quality. It is still very popular in Switzerland for making Apple Strudel.

Characteristics of Glockenapfel apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Green
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Dec-Apr
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	8
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Progeny	Gloster 69