Cockington Calville
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
A Calville Rouge-type dessert apple of medium size with pale yellow skin almost covered in deep crimson flush. The flesh is very firm and yellowish with a sub-acid flavor. Grown at Cockington near Torquay, it is of no particular merit and remains of uncertain origin.
Flavor & Texture
subacidfirm
Best Uses
fresh_eating
Origin & History
- Status
- heritage
sub-acidvery firm
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 1183