Woolbrook Pippin

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1903 by Stevens & Son, Woolbrook Nursery, Sidmouth, Devon. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1929. Fruits have firm, crisp, tender flesh with a sweet, slightly acid, slightly aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Broad globose conical 2

Height
55.50 mm 2

Width
67.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
very low 2

Greasiness
Weak 2

Firmness
firm 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1927 - 026   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Woolbrook Pippin

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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