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Apple varieties, Belgium

Calville Duquesne

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Raised at Mons-Pont-Canal, Belgium by nurseryman Duquesne. It was known to be in existence in 1895. Fruits have soft, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.

Where Calville Duquesne came from.

Sources

Calville Duquesne (accession 1947 - 276), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (late september); the other names.