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Huntingdon Codlin

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

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

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early September
Flowering
5th May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid, perfumed
Ribbing
prominent ribs at eye and on body
Fruit size
medium to large
Fruit shape
intermediate, rectangular to conic, convex
Fruit width
68-76 mm
Over colour
slight orange flush and red streaks
Flesh colour
creamy white
Fruit height
64-70 mm
Skin texture
greasy
Flesh texture
tender
Ground colour
deep yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Dessert
Crown
medium
Shape
Globose
Width
77.58 mm
Height
64.33 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
strong
Coarseness
coarse
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
low
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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