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Galloway Pippin
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Believed to have come from Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland. It was first brought to notice in 1871 but is thought to be much older. Received First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1871. Fruits have firm, crisp, juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks well.
- Synonyms:
- Croft en Reich, Croft St. Andrews, Croft-en-Reich, Gallibro, Gallibro Pippin, Galloway, Galloway Apple, Galloway Pepping, Galloway's, Galloway's Apple, Galway's, Galway's Pippin, Graft-en-Reich, Pepin Galloveiskii, Pepin Galloway
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Sports:
- Siddington Russet
Accession No.
1947 - 298
- Accession name
- Galloway Pippin
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
13th MayFull (80%) flowering
20th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late September 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Flat globose 1
- Height
- 60.38 mm 1
- Width
- 77.21 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Pink 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- coarse 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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