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Calville Blanc d'Été Apple Tree Plant at producer prices for professional apple growers

Scion, distaff, half stem, tall stem - How to choose?

Understanding the Different Forms of Fruit Trees and Their Planting

Arboriverse , a specialist in the production and supply of professional fruit trees, offers a wide range of plants adapted to your needs and your growing objectives. Discover the characteristics of scions, cattails, half-stems and high-stems, and how to choose and plant these trees on your plot.


The Different Forms of Fruit Trees

1. Scion

  • Benefits :
    • Attractive price.
    • Flexibility: possibility of shaping the tree according to your needs.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Requires training.
    • Late production (4 to 5 years).
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 3 to 4 m.
    • Tutoring: recommended for 1 to 2 years.

2. Distaff

  • Benefits :
    • Perfect for small gardens or high density crops.
    • Fast production: fruiting in 1 to 2 years.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Shorter lifespan.
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 5 to 7 m.
    • Tutoring: recommended for 2 to 3 years.

3. Half-stem

  • Benefits :
    • Good production.
    • Accessible size for maintenance.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Requires more space.
    • Production in 2 to 4 years.
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 5 to 10 m.
    • Tutoring: necessary for 3 to 4 years.

4. High-top

  • Benefits :
    • Longevity and high production.
    • Promotes biodiversity.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Significant space (8 to 10 m between trees).
    • Late production (5 years minimum).
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 8 to 10 m.
    • Density: 150 to 250 trees/ha.

Criteria for Choosing the Right Tree Shape

  • Available space: Choose cattails for small gardens or scions for personalized management. For larger spaces, tall stems or half-stems are ideal.
  • Desired production: rapid production favors cattails, while sustainable production favors tall stems.
  • Maintenance: Half-stems are more accessible, while high-stems require little intervention after establishment.
  • Biodiversity: tall stems are best suited to creating natural habitats.

Tips for Planting Your Fruit Trees

1. Soil preparation

  • Analysis and amendment: test the soil and enrich it with compost.
  • Drainage: Avoid compacted or wet soils.

2. Planting

  • Planting hole: adapted to the size of the roots (60x60x60 cm for scions, up to 1 m for tall stems).
  • Positioning: The graft point must be at least 7.5 cm above the ground.
  • Watering and mulching: essential for recovery.

3. Layout and orientation

  • Spacing: respect the recommended distances according to the type of plant.
  • Orientation: north-south for optimal sunshine.

4. Pollination

  • Varietal compatibility: Mix compatible varieties.
  • Pollinators: Plan for 10 to 12% pollinator trees in your orchard.

Why Choose Arboriverse?

  • Professional quality: grafted plants produced by specialist nurserymen.
  • Producer prices: excellent value for money.
  • Fast delivery: throughout France, directly to your orchard.
  • Technical support: personalized advice and free quotes within 48 hours.

Take advantage of our producer prices to buy your fruit trees!

Plant your grafted fruit plot with Arboriverse today.

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Calville Blanc d'Été Apple Tree Plant at producer prices for professional apple growers

Technical sheet of the Calville Blanc d'Été variety

  • Fruit color: The flesh is white, fine, melting, and very juicy.
  • Skin color: Yellow and orange in sunlight.
  • Size and shape: Large size. Ribbed fruits, with a typical crown around the eye, and have an irregular, flattened shape.
  • Tree Size: Treelike tree, with a mature height of 4 to 6 meters and a spread of about 4 meters.
  • Fruit maturity: Eat as soon as they are ripe, in July and August.
  • Fruit Taste: Juicy and distinctly tangy flavor. Sweet and tangy flavor with a mild aroma.
  • Earliness of the variety: Early, with the fruits ripening in August.
  • Fruiting period: Harvest begins at the end of July and lasts until August.
  • Disease Resistance and Storage: Good general disease resistance. Fruits are best stored for a few weeks in the refrigerator.
  • Variety yield: Very productive.
  • Is this variety self-fertile? Not self-fertile. Requires a pollinator for good fruiting. Recommended pollinator varieties: "Golden Delicious", "Reine des Reinettes".
  • Commercial use: Ideal in compote or by the knife, with a tangy, lemony flavor.
  • Is this a COV variety? No.
  • Comments: Available bare-rooted, grafted onto M106, suitable for almost all soils and particularly suited to Brittany.

Calville Blanc d'Été: The ideal apple variety for market gardeners and professional producers

The Calville Blanc d'Été apple tree, an old and early variety, is a real gem for market gardeners and producers looking to stand out in the summer market. Native to Touraine, this apple tree is renowned for its generous, tasty, and versatile fruit, perfectly suited to quality production.

In collaboration with Arboriverse, a specialist wholesale supplier of apple trees , this variety is available in versions adapted to the needs of professionals. We offer high-quality grafted fruit trees, delivered directly to your plots, at producer prices to optimize the profitability of your projects.



Why choose Calville Blanc d’Été for your farm?

A variety that combines quality and profitability

  • Ancient and renowned origin: A heritage choice appreciated by consumers for its authenticity.
  • Precocity: A harvest in mid-summer, allowing us to capture a strategic market.
  • Fruit versatility: Ideal for fresh consumption or for culinary transformations such as compotes and pastries.

By choosing this variety from Arboriverse, a specialist wholesale supplier of apple trees , you are assured of planting trees adapted to the requirements of commercial production.


Exceptional Fruits: The Key to Your Business Success

Characteristics of Calville Blanc d'Été apples

  • Flesh color: White, fine and melting, with great juiciness and a subtle acidity that seduces the most demanding palates.
  • Caliber: Large, perfect for capturing consumers' attention.
  • Shape: Ribbed, slightly flattened, with a distinctive crown around the eye.
  • Skin color: Light yellow, turning orange in the sun, bringing a bright touch to the stalls.
  • Flavor: Slightly tangy with lemony notes, ideal for fresh consumption and culinary preparations.

Buying Calville Blanc d'Été plants guarantees a tasty and attractive summer production for your customers.


A robust tree for a successful orchard

Features tailored to professional needs

  • Vigor: Vigorous tree, reaching between 4 and 6 meters in height, with rootstock options such as MM106 for more compact sizes.
  • Hardiness: Resistant to temperate climates and cold winters.
  • Flowering: Medium to late, allowing ideal synchronization with several pollinating varieties.

The grafted trees supplied by Arboriverse guarantee professional and high-performance plants, suitable for modern orchard management.


Early and abundant production to diversify your offer

A harvest ahead of the season

  • Production: Abundant and regular, this variety ensures optimal yield.
  • Storage: Although the fruits can be kept for a few weeks in the refrigerator, their rapid transformation into compotes or pies guarantees their value.
  • Profitability: Its early production allows you to be among the first on the market, a significant competitive advantage.

With Arboriverse, a specialist wholesale supplier of apple trees , you have access to suitable solutions to effectively integrate this variety into your plot.


Multiple uses to maximize your opportunities

A fruit that appeals to all market segments

  • Fresh consumption: Their melting, tangy flesh immediately appeals to lovers of quality fruit.
  • Culinary transformation: Ideal for compotes, light pies or homemade pastries.
  • Local or regional market: With a summer harvest, this variety is perfectly suited to direct sales or farmers' markets.

Buying Calville Blanc d'Été plants means diversifying your outlets while meeting the expectations of modern consumers.


Pollination and Fertility: Ensure Optimal Harvests

Pollinator partners to maximize your yield

Calville Blanc d'Été is a self-sterile variety, requiring cross-pollination to ensure abundant production. We recommend combining this variety with compatible pollinators, such as:

  • Golden Delicious
  • Queen of Reinettes
  • Calville Rouge
  • Cox's Orange Pippin

With optimal pollination management, you can achieve maximum yield from the first years of production.


Simplified maintenance for professional results

Ease of cultivation and low treatment requirements

  • Soil and exposure requirements: Adapted to well-drained, neutral or slightly calcareous soils, this tree requires a sunny location to optimize the quality of its fruit.
  • Maintenance: Annual pruning helps maintain a balance between vigor and production, while an application of organic fertilizer in spring stimulates fruiting.
  • Disease resistance: Good natural resistance, reducing the need for phytosanitary treatments.

With proper maintenance, your trees will guarantee you sustainable, quality production.


Why choose Arboriverse for your Calville Blanc d’Été apple trees?

Your trusted partner for optimal production

  • Professional quality guaranteed: Trees grafted by specialized nurseries to guarantee high-performance plants.
  • Unbeatable producer prices: Rates designed to optimize your profitability.
  • Direct delivery to your farm: Careful and rapid logistics, throughout France.
  • Dedicated technical support: Personalized advice for planning, planting and maintaining your orchard.