Lombarts Calville

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1906 by P. Lombarts, Zundert, The Netherlands. It was introduced by the Lombarts family in 1911. Fruits have firm, fairly coarse, soft flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Lombarts Kalvill, Lombartscalville, Witte Winter Lombartscalville

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Calville Blanc d'Hiver x Unknown

Accession No.
1949 - 182   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Lombarts Calville

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Truncate conical 1

Height
63.25 mm 1

Width
73.94 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Strong 1

Firmness
firm 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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