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Apple varieties, France

Calville Rouge d'Automne (Barnes)

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

Thought to have originated in Auvergne, France. First recorded in 1670. Fruits have tender, coarse flesh with a subacid perfumed flavour. Flesh is sometimes tinged red under the skin.

Sources

Calville Rouge d'Automne (Barnes) (accession 1949 - 011), 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).