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Calville d'Ulzen
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to be of German origin although this particular variety was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have crisp flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 58.50mm 2
- Width
- 71.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1947 - 467
- Accession name
- Calville d'Ulzen
- Flowering time ›››
- 13th May10% flowering
17th MayFull (80%) flowering
25th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019