Ecklinville

An old cooking apple originating from Northern Ireland.

Origin: Northern Ireland UK, 1800

Pollination: Ecklinville is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Ecklinville

Believed to have been raised before 1800 by a gardener called Logan at Ecklinville, Portaferry, near Belfast, Northern Ireland. A large culinary apple, highly regarded by Victorians as a good sauce apple. Grown commercially in the UK, particularly in Worcestershire, until 1930's.

A large flat-round fruit. Pea green turning yellow with many russet dots. The skin becomes very greasy. Flesh white, juicy, rather soft and fine- textured. Cooks to a well-flavoured, juicy puree.

A tree of great vigour. Good cropper.

Characteristics of Ecklinville apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Green
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Early Sep
Season of use	Sep-Nov
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Special features	Attractive Blossom
Pollination date	13
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners