Description
A cross between Lord Grosvenor and Keswick Codlin. It was introduced by Messrs Cross of Wisbech in 1899. Pale greenish yellow, white flesh, medium sized, conical apple, this is a very hardy variety, usually free from both apple scab and canker, and suited to growing in Scotland. The tree bears young, and is a heavy cropper but can often be biennial. Bunyard says 'The best of early codlins for crop, vigour, and appearance' (A Handbook of Fruits - 1920).
"A smooth-skinned, sharp, green apple of some beauty, with an eye that looks as though pursed for a kiss, Emneth Early was once widely grown as a commercial apple. Quite why it fell from grace is not clear, but it was replaced by Grenadier; our experience of it is that is a determined biennial bearer, which sets such huge crops that they must be ruthlessly thinned if the fruit is to attain good size, and if not thinned, they sometimes all drop off at once early in the season. Its cooking qualities are such to deserve all good care in the garden or home orchard; it drops — or rather rises, soufflé-like, to a white fluff, of excellent flavour with little or no sugar. It is perfect for such dishes as Apple Cream, and Apple foam.
First recorded in 1899, it was a deliberate cross by William Lynn of Emneth, Cambridgeshire. This exceptionally hardy apple has been widely grown in traditional northern orchards, including in the wetter regions, and it is recommended for difficult sites in Scotland." © Lin Hawthorne - 'The Northern Pomona'.
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