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East Lothian Pippin
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated from Scotland. It was first described in 1883. It is indistinguishable from Hill's Seedling in the National Apple Collection. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with an acid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Baillie Neilson, Baillie Nielson, East Lothian Seedling, The Baillie
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 57.50mm 2
- Width
- 70.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- very low 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1949 - 279
- Accession name
- East Lothian Pippin
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid August 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019