Red Winter Calville
AppleOrigin/History
An old French variety, by 1900 quite superseded.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish conic, ribbed.
Skin: Pale and dark red.
Flesh: Tender.
Flavor: Mild subacid.
Overall Assessment: Poor.
Season
November to February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Red Winter Calville.
Calville Royale d'Hiver. Calville Rouge d'Hiver. Calville Rouge Normande. Calville Rouge d'Anjou. Calville Rouge. Sanguinole. Caillot Rosat. Red Calville. Calville vraie des Allemands. Cushman's Black ?
An old French variety, quite superseded.
Fruit medium, roundish conic, ribbed, pale and dark red. Flesh tender, mild subacid. Poor. November to February.
Caillot Rosat Calville Rouge Calville Rouge Normande Calville Rouge d'Anjou Calville Rouge d'Hiver Calville Royale d'Hiver Calville vraie des Allemands Cushman's Black Red Calville Sanguinole Red Calville Passe Pomme d'Automne Framboise Red Autumn Calville Edelkonig Reinette Decarie Roseau Summer Rose Court Pendu Plat Rose Violette