Elmore Pippin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust collection (link to website)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
47.00 mm 2
Width
65.50 mm 2
Ribbing
absent 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
low 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949. It is believed to be of UK origin. Fruits have firm flesh with a subacid flavour.
Accession name
Elmore Pippin
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register