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8 unusual facts about Boskoop


Acer japonicum

Cultivars of this maple are found in almost every maple collection including Esveld Aceretum (Boskoop, Netherlands) and the large Acer section of Arnold Arboretum (Boston, Massachusetts).

Boskoop

The name "Boskoop" has been given to an apple cultivar (Belle de Boskoop) which is widely distributed in the Low Countries, to a grape variety (Boskoops Glory) and also to a variety of Calluna (Boskoop) and Weigela (Boskoop Glory) and Black Currant ("Boskoop Giant").

Buddleja 'Pink Delight'

Buddleja 'Pink Delight' is a cultivar raised by the Horticultural Research Institute in Boskoop, Netherlands, in 1986 from the hybrid B. davidii 'Fascination' × B. davidii var. nanhoensis 'Alba' × B. 'West Hill'.

Buddleja 'Summer Beauty'

Buddleja 'Summer Beauty' is a hybrid cultivar developed by Horticultural Research International, at Boskoop in the Netherlands.

Buddleja 'White Ball'

Buddleja 'White Ball' is a hybrid cultivar developed by Horticultural Research International, at Boskoop in the Netherlands.

Buddleja davidii 'Fascination'

The cultivar was hybridized with 'West Hill' and B. davidii var. nanhoensis 'Alba' to create the popular 'Pink Delight', which was accorded the RHS Award of Garden Merit, and 'Summer Beauty' by Horticultural Research International at Boskoop in the Netherlands.

Buddleja davidii 'White Spread'

Buddleja davidii 'White Spread' is a Dutch cultivar developed in 1993 by the Research Station for Arboriculture, Boskoop.

Jhim van Bemmel

Jhim Jan Gerardus van Bemmel (born November 15, 1959 in Boskoop) is a former Dutch politician.


Belle de Boskoop

Varieties that can provide compatible pollen for Belle de Boskoop are James Grieve, Melba and Reine des Reinettes.


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