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Greasy Pippin (Northern Ireland)
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from Ireland. It was described in 1951. Fruits become very greasy. Flesh is firm and crisp and has a sweet flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1966 - 036
- Accession name
- Greasy Pippin (Northern Ireland)
- Flowering time ›››
- 10th May10% flowering
16th MayFull (80%) flowering
22nd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late September 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Height
- 63.01 mm 1
- Width
- 73.35 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- very weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- very low 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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