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Venus Pippin
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have been raised in about 1800 in Devon, England. Fruits have tender, soft, coarse, creamy white flesh with a slightly sweet, slightly acid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Plumderity, Venus' Pippin
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
- Shape
- Ellipsoid 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 65.50mm 2
- Width
- 68.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium-strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Pink 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- low 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- coarse 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1944 - 004
- Accession name
- Venus Pippin
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
22nd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early August 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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