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Calville Duquesne
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Mons-Pont-Canal, Belgium by nurseryman Duquesne. It was known to be in existence in 1895. Fruits have soft, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Kalvil Dukena
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 50.00mm 2
- Width
- 68.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- low 2
- Coarseness
- coarse 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1947 - 276
- Accession name
- Calville Duquesne
- Flowering time ›››
- 3rd May10% flowering
8th MayFull (80%) flowering
15th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late September 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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