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Calville de Maussion
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from France. Recorded in 1870. Fruits have a sweet, subacid, aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Calleville de Maussion, Calville Maussion, Kalvil Mossion, Maussion's Calville
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1947 - 272
- Accession name
- Calville de Maussion
- Flowering time ›››
- 2nd May10% flowering
8th MayFull (80%) flowering
15th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Flat globose 1
- Ribbing
- medium-strong 1
- Crown
- strong 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- mottled/washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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