Adersleber Calville
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A German variety raised in about 1870 at Adersleben, Saxony by Lichtard. Fruits have firm, fine, white flesh with a subacid, sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Aderslebener Calville, Aderslebener Kalvill, Aderslebener Kalvill-Samling, Adersleber Calvil, Adersleber Calvill, Adersleber Kalvil, Adersleber Kalvill, Calville d'Adersleben, Kalvil Aderslebenskii, Kalvil Aderslebensky
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Calville Blanc d'Hiver x Gravenstein
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
60.00 mm b
Width
85.00 mm b
Ribbing
strong b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Pink b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Adersleber Calville
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register