Description

• Origin: The red apple tree Calville is an old French variety perhaps of Breton origin which would have been cultivated from the beginning of the 17th century
• Tree: Strongly vigorous, with its large and long twigs, the apple tree Calville Rouge is generally grown in high stem. The fruit set is quite fast. Well suited to mountain areas, regularly cultivated up to 1000 or even 1200 meters above sea level because it is tolerant of cold situations
• Vigour: Flowering
• Group: Chilling
• Requirement: Blossom and
• Pollination: Its pollination will still be optimized by the presence of other varieties of apple trees nearby: ‘Granny Smith’, ‘Golden Delicious’, ‘Idared’ and ‘Queen of Pippets’ are good pollinator varieties of the apple tree ‘Calville Rouge’.  Fruit
• Shape: Large sized fruit of irregular oblong conical shape, the fruit is ribbed especially towards the eye.  Skin and
• Flesh: The mature apple tree Calville Rouge is quite late, its apples are consumed from the end of autumn.  Greenish yellow washed with blood red at the approach of the harvest. The flesh, melting, very little acid and fragrant is white more or less tinged with pink or red depending on the clone.  They are very aromatic, with hints of raspberry and violet and light flesh, melting and slightly acidic
• Harvest: Late
• Storage: It can be kept for up to 5 months, losing flavour at the end of storage
• Uses: Cooking. Sharp cider