Bosbury Pippin

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in the West of England. Recorded in 1920. Fruits have firm, pale yellow flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat ^b

Fruit Height
45 mm ^b

Fruit Width
64 mm ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
nearly covered with crimson ^b

Flesh Colour
pale yellow ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
sweet ^b

Accession No.
1945 - 133   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Bosbury Pippin

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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