Calville des Femmes

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Found in 1850 in the garden of Comice Horticole, Angers, France. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Calleville des Femmes, Frauen Calvill, Frauen Calville, Frauencalvill, Kalvil zhenskii

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ^b

Type
Culinary ^b

Shape
Broad globose conical ^b

Height
79.00 mm ^b

Width
97.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 245   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Calville des Femmes

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register