Lucombe's Pine

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in about 1800 by Lucombe, Pince & Co., Exeter. Fruits have tender, yellowish white flesh with a rich, aromatic, pineapple-like flavour.

Synonyms:
Lucombe's Pine Apple, Lucombe's Pine-Apple, Pine Apple, Pine Apple Pippin, Pine-Apple, Pine-Apple Pippin

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
51.00 mm ^b

Width
63.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 005   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Lucombe's Pine

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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