Bosbury Pippin

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in the West of England. Recorded in 1920. Fruits have firm, pale yellow flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1945 - 133   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Bosbury Pippin

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ¹

Size
large ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Flat ¹

Ground Colour
Yellow ¹

Over Colour (Amount)
high ¹

Over Colour
Red ¹

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ¹

Firmness
firm ¹

Coarseness
coarse ¹

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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