Keswick Codlin apple

Keswick Codlin apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Keswick Codlin

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Visitor reviews

• 04 Nov 2016  LloydSUSSEX, United Kingdom

  Grandad had one of these and always ate the fruit straight from the tree, peeling it with his penknife. Now I have one and in November, enjoying the crisp, sharp flavor with grandchildren. It suffers from superficial fungus spot on the skin but we still enjoy the fruit.
• 08 Oct 2015  Andrew_HagueDEVON, United Kingdom

  I planted this variety about 12 years ago. It's still hanging on the tree now (mid October - SW England) so for us it's not that early. We love it as a simple puree with creammmmm!
• 01 May 2015  Kirsty LewisSOUTHLAND, New Zealand

  My tree is 3 years old and I was very happy to get my first apple this year. Only one! This tree was given to me as a gift from my parents when I bought my first home in NZ. I grew up opposite Gleaston Castle where it was found growing on a rubbish dump so this variety has sentimental value for my family and provides a connection to "home". There is a fantastic heritage orchard project run through our local environment centre http://www.sces.org.nz which sources trees from old homesteads in the area which would have been brought by early settlers and carries them on for future generations.
• 17 Oct 2010  James LeachSHROPSHIRE, United Kingdom

  When we moved into our home 56 years ago, Sylvia, my late wife and I inherited a Victorian garden of ? acre that included about 8 apple trees, some of which still survive. One of which has been identified as the distinctive Keswick Codlin, always with a ridge down one side, sometime continuing right around. That tree,in spite of appearing on our detailed map of 1884 still produces fruit each year,as do three others of different species.
• 08 Jul 2010  H. WalkerBEDFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom

  I guess this must be our Codlin, which keeps well in our eaves cupboard. We had some left 2 weeks after Easter this year and can see the next crop is a good one too.
• 26 Nov 2009  Dave AlstonDERBYSHIRE, United Kingdom

  I used to live in Lancaster. From looking at this web site and others, I'm pretty sure this was the variety of apple tree in our garden there. Great in pies and you could eat the ripest ones straight from the tree. Wouldn't mind tasting one again!
• 06 Jul 2009  David FernieCUMBRIA, United Kingdom

  Sharp intense apple flavour. Cooks to a pulp. Ideal for pies. Very easy, trouble free tree which is partially self fertile.
• 04 Oct 2008  Judy CoulsonBINFIELD HEATH, OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom

  is this the one with a crease down one side? I remember it from my Grandmothers garden in Bath many years ago.
• 18 Sep 2008  Sally LeszczynskiBANBURY, United Kingdom

  I agree with the other comments here. We inherited a Keswick Codlin when we moved here 40 years ago, only we called it the 'mushroom tree' because of its shape, not knowing its variety until years later.It has fallen down three times, to differing degrees.and been jacked up as much as we could. We feared the most recent time would be terminal, its trunk being almost right down on the ground,and many of the roots out of soil. But no,3 years on it's fruiting brilliantly. Takes up a lot of space, but so much easier to pick! Wonderful old friend.
• 15 Sep 2008  Sarah ColemanHINCKLEY, LEIECSTERSHIRE, United Kingdom

  I absolutely adore these as eating apples - they're grown organically at our local farm from where we buy our fruit and veg: Willow Farm run by the Rickard family in Congerstone, Warwickshire. They're too delicious to reserve for cooking only, and are the perfect apple combination of crisp, sharp and snappy - a bit of an eye-waterer!
• 09 Jan 2008  Helen MooreWORCESTER, United Kingdom

  This apple is one of the flavours of my childhood in Worcester, for eating from the tree and cooked. Our family inherited a mature Keswick tree and another just used for cooking when we bought an inner city terrace.
• 03 Aug 2007  TomUnited Kingdom

  Very good apple for crumble and it fluffs up well with just a hint of water.

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Where to buy trees

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Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Keswick Codlin:

United States

• Iowa

  • Wilson's Orchard, Iowa City

United Kingdom

• England - midlands

  • Walsgrove Farm, Worcester

• England - north

  • Holly Mount Orchard, Bury
  • Coulton Mill, York

Canada

• British Columbia

  • Salt Spring Apple Company, Salt Spring Island

Australia

• Victoria

  • Heritage Fruits Society, Fairfield

References

• Apples of England (1948)
  Author: Taylor