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Breedon Pippin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1801 by Rev. J. Symonds Breedon, Pangbourne, Berkshire from seed found in cider pommace. Fruits have fairly tender flesh with a subacid vinous flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Breedon's Pepping, Breedou's Pepping, Pepping von Breeden, Pepping von Breedon, Pippin Breedou's
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat globose 2
- Size
- small-medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1949 - 022
- Accession name
- Breedon Pippin
- Flowering time ›››
- 30th April10% flowering
5th MayFull (80%) flowering
12th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early September 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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