Calville Duquesne

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Mons-Pont-Canal, Belgium by nurseryman Duquesne. It was known to be in existence in 1895. Fruits have soft, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Kalvil Dukena

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Culinary ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
50.00 mm ^b

Width
68.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 276   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Calville Duquesne

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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