Bedminster Pippin
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have probably originated in Gloucestershire, England. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1952. Fruits have soft, coarse textured flesh with an acid to subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust collection (link to website)
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, slightly convex b
Fruit Height
53 mm b
Fruit Width
64 mm b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow to yellow b
Russet Type
patched and netted brown russet b
Flesh Colour
whitish b
Skin Texture
rough b
Flesh Texture
soft, coarse, woolly b
Flavour
subacid to acid b
Tree
tip bearer b
Accession name
Bedminster Pippin
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Height
58.03 mm a
Width
71.59 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
absent a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very low a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low-medium a
Greasiness
Weak a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crumbly a
Coarseness
coarse a
Juiciness
dry a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register