Adersleber Calville

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A German variety raised in about 1870 at Adersleben, Saxony by Lichtard. Fruits have firm, fine, white flesh with a subacid, sweet flavour.

Synonyms:
Aderslebener Calville, Aderslebener Kalvill, Aderslebener Kalvill-Samling, Adersleber Calvil, Adersleber Calvill, Adersleber Kalvil, Adersleber Kalvill, Calville d'Adersleben, Kalvil Aderslebenskii, Kalvil Aderslebensky

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Calville Blanc d'Hiver x Gravenstein

Size
large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Truncate conical 2

Height
60.00 mm 2

Width
85.00 mm 2

Ribbing
strong 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Pink 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1947 - 457   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Adersleber Calville

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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