Collogget Pippin

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Cornwall, England. First described in 1920. Fruits have firm, yellow flesh with an acid flavour.

Synonyms:
Cloggett Pippin, Colloget Pippin, Cornish Giant, Lawry's Cornish Giant

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
75 mm ^b

Fruit Width
88 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
flushed red, bold broken stripes ^b

Flesh Colour
yellow ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1982 - 002   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Colloget Pippin (M27)

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Height
50.22 mm ^a

Width
62.52 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^a

Firmness
firm ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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