Calville Blanche a Cote's
AppleCalville Blanche a Cote's
Origin/History French origin.
Tree Vigorous and productive. Branches long and jointed, reddish brown.
Fruit
Form and Size: Medium; conical; flattened at base.
Skin: Lemon yellow, with red in sun.
Flesh: White, fine-grained, tender, acid.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds, Stem: Not described in source.
Season December to May.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
From Annals of Pomology.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Calville Blanche a Cote's. Of French origin. Tree vigorous, productive, with long jointed branches of reddish brown. Fruit medium, conical, flattened at base, lemon yellow, with red in sun. Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, acid. December to May. (Verg.)