Keiling Apple

There is only one reference to the Keeling Apple and below is the information taken from the catalogue of Bernwode Fruit Trees:

"An interesting old apple that has escaped any historical references until recently. The tree is owned by Sally Kingsley and Colin Bayles of Cottered, near Buntingford, Hertfordshire. The old garden and the old house had been in Sally’s family since 1844 and the tree had always been known as ‘The Keeling Apple’." 

The tree was 6 feet in circumference at the base and 30 feet tall when, in 2007, the old tree blew over, revealing a decaying root system and they sought our help in saving it. They brought some fruit and the name with them. 

A pretty, oval apple with yellow skin, striped and spotted with crimson. The greenish flesh is crunchy, crisp, juicy and sweet with a refreshing flavour. Ripe at the end of September and lasting a month. A very pretty apple. Pollination group 4.