Wadhurst Pippin

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the early 1800s at Wadhurst, Sussex. Fruits have crisp, yellowish flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Ney Mi, Ney-Mi, Reinette de Wadhurst, Wadhurst Pepping

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1945 - 102   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Wadhurst Pippin

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 1

Height
65.20 mm 1

Width
74.08 mm 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Crunch
crisp-very crisp 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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