Apple tree Calvil royal
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Apple tree Calvil royal is a late autumn old variety from England, how it happened remains a mystery. It is listed in the state register of varieties for cultivation in the North Caucasus. Previously, it was widespread in the garden plots of the southern zone of growing fruit plants, at the moment it is almost not cultivated.
Apple tree Calvil royal: description of the variety and characteristics
Apple tree Calvil royal: photo of the variety
The apple tree of the Calvil royal variety is of medium height, its crown is lush and rounded. The branches extend from the trunk almost perpendicularly.
Shoots are medium in length, brown-brown in color. The leaves are medium in size, in the form of an oval or egg, dark green in color, their edges are wavy, in the form of denticles, matte, have pubescence.
Description of fruits
The apples of the Calvil royal variety are above average size, round, in the form of a cone, flat in an average degree, there is a wide ribbing, as well as pronounced five tubercles next to the calyx. The main coloration is greenish-yellow, there is a blurred faint blush in the form of a tan. When the fruit is stored, it turns yellow. The fruit stem is medium in thickness, all stems vary in length.
The inner content of the apple-tree Calvil royal is white-cream colored, dense, very aromatic, good taste, sweet and sour. With keeping quality, there is a rapid loss of fruit quality. The variety is distinguished by its early maturity, the yield is average. Apple trees of the Kalvil royal variety are affected by scab and powdery mildew, they also do not have sufficient resistance to the winter season.
Apple tree Calvil royal: advantages and disadvantages
Advantages: apple variety Calvil royal early, apples have good taste.
Minuses: poor adaptability to negative conditions, fruits are characterized by insufficient commercial properties.
The apple variety Calvil royal was widely used as a source for the development of new varieties. With his participation, about 30 varieties were bred, this includes varieties obtained on the basis of the Samara Experimental Gardening Station, which are already included in the state register: “Yellow ribbed"," Kuibyshevskoe "," Nadezhda "," Narodnaya ". These apple varieties were obtained by hybridization of the varieties "Antonovka saffron" and "Kalvil royal".