Summer Red Calville
AppleSummer Red Calville
Origin / History
Old French apple, described by A.J. Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900). The variety is recorded in French under the names Calville Rouge d'Été, Calville d'Été, and Madeleine, and in German as Rother Sommercalville.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium size.
Form: Roundish conical, ribbed.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellowish white, streaked and stained with red, becoming very bright in the sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: White, soft, tender, tinged with red. Mild subacid. Good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
July, August.
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)Summer Red Calville.
Calville Rouge d'Été. Calville d'Été. Madeleine. Rother Sommercalville.
An old French Apple of medium size, roundish conical, ribbed, yellowish white, streaked and stained with red, becoming very bright in the sun. Flesh white, soft, tender, tinged with red, mild subacid. Good. July, August.