Calville of Abbotsford

Apple

Origin / History

Not described in source.

Tree

Roundish form with upright growth habit.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; oblate; irregular; furrowed and ribbed.

Surface: Yellow, with many small white dots.

Stem: Long and stout.

Cavity: Wide, wavy or somewhat furrowed, russeted.

Basin: Wide, shallow, and ribbed.

Calyx: Closed.

Core and Seeds: Core wide open; tube funnel-shaped.

Flesh and Flavor: White, juicy, subacid, with good quality.

Season

Late fall.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Source: N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Calville of Abbotsford-Tree roundish, upright-Fruit medium, oblate, irregular, furrowed and ribbed; surface yellow; dots many, white, minute; cavity wide, wavy or somewhat furrowed, russeted; stem long, stout; basin wide, shallow, ribbed; calyx closed. Core wide open; tube funnel-shaped; flesh white, juicy, subacid, good. Late fall.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)