Huntingdon Codlin

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Introduced by Wood and Ingram of Huntingdon, England. It was described in 1883. Fruits have tender flesh with a subacid and perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular to conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
64-70 mm ^b

Fruit Width
68-76 mm ^b

Ribbing
prominent ribs at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
deep yellow ^b

Over Colour
slight orange flush and red streaks ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
tender ^b

Flavour
subacid, perfumed ^b

Accession No.
1950 - 297   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Huntingdon Codlin

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Height
64.33 mm ^a

Width
77.58 mm ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register