Birgit Bonnier

'Birgit Bonnier' is a modern cultivar of domesticated apple which have some resistance to apple scab and mildew.^[1]

'Birgit Bonnier'
Genus	Malus
Species	Malus pumila
Hybrid parentage	Cortland x Lord Lambourne
Cultivar	'Birgit Bonnier'
Origin	Sweden

'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.^[1]

This cultivar was named by the Swedish publisher Albert Bonnier,^[2] who named it after his wife Birgit.^[1]