Calville des Prairies
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1975 from Belgium. Cooks well.
Accession name
Calville des Prairies
Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Height
48.13 mm 1
Width
62.56 mm 1
Ribbing
strong 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
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Greenish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register