Huntingdon Codlin
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
Accession name
Huntingdon Codlin
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Height
64.33 mm 1
Width
77.58 mm 1
Ribbing
strong 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register