Calville Rouge du Mont d'Or
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Found at Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, France and propagated by horticulturist M. Laperriere. Described in 1934. Fruits have soft, rather coarse flesh with a sweet subacid to acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Calville du Mont d'Or
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
variable, flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
60-63 mm b
Fruit Width
72-80 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body, sometimes prominent b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Over Colour
very variable amount of dull red flush b
Russet Type
occasional russet patches b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Flesh Texture
soft, rather coarse b
Flavour
sweet, subacid to acid b
Accession name
Calville Rouge du Mont d'Or
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
Size
large a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
strong a
Crown
strong-very strong a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Pink a
Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register