Lynn's Pippin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1942 by William Lynn, Emneth, Cambridgeshire, England. It was named in 1953. Fruits have crisp, creamy white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Ellison's Orange
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
57.00 mm 2
Width
66.00 mm 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Lynn's Pippin
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register