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 name
Calville d'Aout
Flowering time
26th April 10% flowering
29th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Height
59.39 mm 1
Width
72.81 mm 1
Ribbing
strong 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register