Weisser Winterkalwil

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, conic, convex ^b

Ribbing
prominent ribs over entire fruit ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed light red ^b

Flesh Colour
yellowish white ^b

Flesh Texture
tender ^b

Flavour
sweet and subacid, aromatic ^b

Accession No.
2002 - 037   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Calville Blanc d'Hiver

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
very strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low-medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^a

Accession No.
1952 - 126     check_circle

Accession name
Calville Blanc d'Hiver

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
mid october ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register