Wadhurst Pippin

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the early 1800s at Wadhurst, Sussex. Fruits have crisp, yellowish flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Ney Mi, Ney-Mi, Reinette de Wadhurst, Wadhurst Pepping

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
tall to intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
70 mm ^b

Fruit Width
76 mm ^b

Ribbing
strongly ribbed at eye, ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellow tinged green ^b

Over Colour
flushed brownish red streaked crimson ^b

Flesh Colour
yellowish ^b

Flesh Texture
crisp ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1945 - 102   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Wadhurst Pippin

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Height
65.20 mm ^a

Width
74.08 mm ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Crunch
crisp-very crisp ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register