Cockle Pippin
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1800 by Mr Cockle at Godstone, Surrey. Fruits have firm, fine-textured somewhat dry flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour.
Synonyms:
Brown Cockle, Brown Cockle Peppin, Brown Cockle Pippin, Cockle Pippin Brown, Cockle's Pippin, Cockles Pippin, Hahn's Pepping, Hahnen Peppin, Hahnen Pepping, Nutmeg Cockle, Nutmeg Cockle Pippin, Nutmeg Pippin, Pepping Hahnen, Pilot Russet, White Cockle, White Cockle Pippin
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
tall to intermediate, conic to rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
65-69 mm b
Fruit Width
66-79 mm b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
brownish orange flush b
Russet Type
thin russet, thicker towards base b
Flesh Colour
creamy white b
Skin Texture
waxy b
Flesh Texture
firm, crisp b
Flavour
sweet to subacid b
Accession name
Cockle Pippin
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush a
Russet
low-medium a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register