Summer Golden Pippin

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in England. Known before 1800. Fruits have firm, crisp, yellowish flesh with a sweet, subacid, rich flavour.

Synonyms:
der Sommer Goldpepping, Gelber Sommerpepping, Pepin d'Or d'Ete, Peppin d'Or d'Ete, Sommer Gold Pepping, Sommer Goldpepping, Sommer Pepping, Sommer-Gold-Pepping, Sommer-Goldpepping, Sommergold Pepping, Summer Golden Pearmain, Summer Pippin, Weisser Sommer Pepping, Weisser Sommerpepping, White Summer Pippin

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Westhope)

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Height
51.00 mm 2

Width
51.00 mm 2

Ribbing
very weak 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Russet
low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2

Accession No.
1930 - 020   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Summer Golden Pippin

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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