Lombarts Calville
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1906 by P. Lombarts, Zundert, The Netherlands. It was introduced by the Lombarts family in 1911. Fruits have firm, fairly coarse, soft flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Lombarts Kalvill, Lombartscalville, Witte Winter Lombartscalville
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Calville Blanc d'Hiver x Unknown
Accession name
Lombarts Calville
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Truncate conical 1
Height
63.25 mm 1
Width
73.94 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 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
Greasiness
Strong 1
Firmness
firm 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register