Thorle Pippin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Scotland. Described in 1831. Fruits have soft, dry, yellowish white flesh with a sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
der Wirtelapfel, Lady Derby, Paradise, Summer Thorle, Summer Whorle, Thoral, Thoral Pippin, Thorle, Thorle d'Ete, Thorll Pippin, Watson's New Nonesuch, Watson's New Nonsuch, Watson's Nonesuch, Whorle, Whorle Pippin, Wirtel Apfel
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Thorle Pippin
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
51.05 mm 1
Width
64.95 mm 1
Ribbing
absent 1
Crown
absent 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
very low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
dry 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register