Eastbourne Pippin

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1930 at Eastbourne, Sussex, by E.A. Lindley. Fruits have fine, tender flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Newtown Pippin x Unknown

Size
large ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat ²

Height
53.50 mm ²

Width
76.50 mm ²

Ribbing
medium ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Coarseness
fine ²

Flesh Colour
White ²

Accession No.
1947 - 008   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Eastbourne Pippin

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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