The finest French variety of the 1800’s, a beautiful dark red apple. Sold by Gillet beginning in 1876. Firm, delicious sweet white flesh is very juicy and definitely berry flavored, not aromatic. Large fruit with characteristic ribbed Calville shape. Good fresh and for baked apples, keeps its form with a smooth creamy texture. Ripens November to December. Good keeper until March. Needs a pollinator variety. Most other apples will pollinate it.

The 125+ year young mother tree grows in the town of Humbug, in Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park on the San Juan Ridge of Nevada County at 3,250’ elevation. Humbug is the site of one of the original hydraulic mines, and a long-term, large mining town, abundant with wonderful heirloom fruits and nuts that we will be introducing over the next few years.