{"product_id":"pommier-jacques-lebel","title":"Apple tree - Jacques Lebel","description":"\u003ch3\u003e Jacques Lebel apple tree (Malus domestica 'Jacques Lebel')\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e An old and rustic French variety, the Jacques Lebel is a versatile apple highly valued for its productivity and ease of cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003e 🍎 Fruit description\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e A large, flattened, and irregularly shaped apple. The skin is smooth, greenish-yellow streaked with carmine red on the side exposed to the sun. The flesh is greenish-white, tender, juicy, and slightly tart. It has a fine, melting texture when ripe. The flavor is sweet and refreshing, slightly sugary with a pleasant hint of acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003e 🥧 Usage\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eAn excellent cooking apple, ideal for compotes, tarts, fritters, and jellies. A good eating apple when first stored. Perfect for juice and sweet cider. Its meltingly tender flesh lends itself well to all culinary preparations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003e 📅 Harvest\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e September to October. Harvesting takes place when the fruit detaches easily. The harvest is generally abundant and regular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003e 🏺 Conservation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Keeps well for 2 to 4 months in a cool, well-ventilated cellar. Best consumed from September to October. The flesh becomes more tender with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003e 🐝 Pollination\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Self-sterile variety requiring a pollinator. Good pollinators: Reine des Reinettes, Belle de Boskoop, Reinette Clochard, Cox Orange, Pate de Loup. Mid-season to late flowering. Excellent productivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003e 🛡️ Disease resistance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eGood overall disease resistance. Moderate scab resistance. Hardy and vigorous variety, well-suited to cool, damp climates. Tolerates poor soils well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003e 📖 History\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Developed in 1825 by Jacques Lebel in Amiens (Somme). Originating from a chance seedling. Widely cultivated in France during the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly in Normandy and Brittany. A benchmark variety for family orchards and traditional cider production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003e 🌱 Cultivation characteristics\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e A very vigorous tree with a spreading, upright habit. It bears fruit quickly and produces abundant and regular yields. It adapts to all types of soil, even poor soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Sunny to partial shade location. Easy variety and recommended for beginners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ti-Lipouz - Pépinière de Fruitiers","offers":[{"title":"Average (MM106)","offer_id":55027817546072,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Strong (Franc Bittenfelder)","offer_id":55027817578840,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/0495\/1896\/files\/20240923_173742_9b6e364a-5a3f-4d9c-8739-67b0aeeb80f9.jpg?v=1749078667","url":"https:\/\/www.ti-lipouz.com\/en\/products\/pommier-jacques-lebel","provider":"Ti-Lipouz - Pépinière de Fruitiers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}