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Fillingham Pippin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from seed sown or cuttings received from America by Mr Fillingham, Swanland, Yorkshire. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1923. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with an acid flavour. Can be propagated from cuttings.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 62.00mm 2
- Width
- 68.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Weak 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1923 - 078
- Accession name
- Fillingham Pippin
- Flowering time ›››
- 4th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early October 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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