Old Rock Pippin

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1981 - 148   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1981 from Mrs A. Brodie, Meare, near Glastonbury, Somerset.

Accession name
Old Rock Pippin

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1

Size
small 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
very weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish green 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
firm 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register