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Ball's Pippin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Introduced in 1923 by J.C.Allgrove, Langley, Bucks. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1923. Fruits are sweet and crisp.
- Synonyms:
- Lane's Oakland Seedling
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Cox's Orange Pippin x Sturmer Pippin
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 64.00mm 2
- Width
- 78.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1926 - 035
- Accession name
- Ball's Pippin
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
11th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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