Calville d'Aout

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A chance seedling originating in 1925 from France. Fruits have rather sharp white flesh. Cooks well.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1996 - 018   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Calville d'Aout

Flowering time
26th April 10% flowering
29th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Height
59.39 mm ^a

Width
72.81 mm ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.