Summer White Calville
AppleOrigin/History An old variety, historically known as Calville Blanche d'Été, White Calville, Calville Blanc, and Wahrer Weiser Sommercalville.
Tree A strong grower and productive.
Fruit
Form and Size: Medium, roundish oblate with prominent ribs.
Skin: Pale straw color, with traces of delicate russet in the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, delicate, sweet, and pleasant.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season August, September.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other Attributed to Hogg.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Summer White Calville.
Calville Blanche d'Été. White Calville. Calville Blanc. Wahrer Weiser Sommercalville.
An old variety. Tree a strong grower and productive.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, with prominent ribs, pale straw color, with traces of delicate russet in the sun. Flesh white, tender, delicate, sweet, and pleasant. August, September. (Hogg.)