Ecklinville
syn. Ecklingvill, Ecklinville Pippin, Ecklinville Seedling, Eklinvilskii Seyanets, Glory of Hants, Glory of the West, Prizetaker, Samling aus Ecklinville, Samling von Ecklinville
Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
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.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early September
- Flowering
- 7th May (10%) · 12th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Broad globose conical
- Width
- 78.50 mm
- Crunch
- crisp
- Height
- 63.00 mm
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- weak
- Firmness
- firm
- Coarseness
- fine
- Over colour
- Brown
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
Source · National Fruit Collection
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