Keswick Codlin
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Found growing on a heap of rubbish at Gleaston Castle near Ulverston, Lancashire, England. It was recorded in 1793. Introduced by nurseryman John Sander at Keswick, Cumbria, England. Fruits have soft, rather coarse-textured, somewhat dry and acid flesh.
- Synonyms:
- Codlin de Keswick, Codlin de Koswick, Codlin Keswick, Everbearing, Keswick, Keswick Codling, Keswicker Kuchen Apfel, Keswicker Kuchenapfel, Keswicks Codling, Kodlin kesvikskii, Koswick Codlin, Koswicker Kuchenapfel, Pinder's Apple, White Codlin
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
- Father to:
- Emneth Early
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 65.50mm 2
- Width
- 72.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
2000 - 053
- Accession name
- Keswick Codlin
- Flowering time ›››
- 30th April10% flowering
5th MayFull (80%) flowering 12th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Mid August 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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