Ecklinville
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Said to have been raised by gardener Logan at Ecklinville, Portaferry, Belfast, Ireland. It was known in 1800. Fruits have rather soft, fine-textured, juicy flesh, with a very acid flavour. Cooks well.
- Synonyms:
- Ecklingvill, Ecklinville Pippin, Ecklinville Seedling, Eklinvilskii Seyanets, Glory of Hants, Glory of the West, Prizetaker, Samling aus Ecklinville, Samling von Ecklinville
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
- Father to:
- Sowman's Seedling
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 63.00mm 2
- Width
- 78.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1957 - 191
- Accession name
- Ecklinville
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering 21st May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Early September 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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