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Monk's Golden Pippin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Oblong 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 51.00mm 2
- Width
- 63.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium-strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Russet
- low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- medium-coarse 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1948 - 163
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948. Originated in the UK. Fruits have crisp, slightly coarse, very white flesh with a sweet, aromatic flavour.
- Accession name
- Monk's Golden Pippin
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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