Calvary liver liver
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Art | Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ) |
group | Calvill |
origin | Adersleben Monastery , Germany |
Breeding year | 1839 |
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List of apple varieties |
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
- Walter Hartmann (Ed.): Color Atlas of Old Fruit Types . Stuttgart 2000, p. 35, ISBN 3-8001-3173-0 .
Web links
- Noah's Ark variety sheet (description; PDF file; 32 kB)
- Noah's Ark variety sheet (photo; PDF file; 217 kB)
- Fruit variety database of the BUND Lemgo: Adersleber Kalvill
Individual evidence
- ↑ Adersleber Weg. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
- ↑ http://pgrdeu.genres.de/rlist , Red List of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food , accessed on April 28, 2016