Calvary liver liver

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Calvary liver liver
Malus Adersleber Kalvill 4595.jpg
Art Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica )
group Calvill
origin Adersleben Monastery , Germany
Breeding year 1839
ancestry

Cross of
' Weißer Winter-Calville ' × ' Gravensteiner '

List of apple varieties
View of the fruit
Calvary liver liver

The Adersleber Kalvill (or short Adersleber) is an old variety of the cultivated apple Malus domestica , which is grown in Western and Central Europe . The variety was selected in 1839 in the Adersleben monastery . She is said to be the namesake of the Adersleber Weg in the former village of Marzahn .

The liver liver Kalvill is the first apple variety that is documented that it was purposefully bred from two varieties.

distribution

The variety 'Adersleber Kalvill' is currently listed on the Red List of endangered native crops in Germany . This red list includes all species groups of indigenous useful plants and their varieties, local varieties and varieties that were adapted to local conditions in Germany and were of importance.

tree

The tree is medium-strong and has a broad crown. The yield starts early and is regularly high. The variety is windproof, a bit prone to scab if the location is too humid, but otherwise quite robust. It is also suitable as a low trunk.

fruit

The calvary calf bears medium-sized, pale green to yellowish, red overflowing fruits. They are somewhat angular in shape. The flesh is light yellow, mildly sweet and delicately aromatic. A special feature are the kernels with fine, light stripes. From mid to late October, the variety is picked, and from November to March is ready to eat .

literature

Web links

Commons : Adersleber Kalvill  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Adersleber Weg. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near  Kaupert )
  2. ↑ http://pgrdeu.genres.de/rlist , Red List of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food , accessed on April 28, 2016