Bridgewater Pippin (of Cheal)
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have probably originated in Bridgewater, Somerset. Recorded in 1665. Fruits have firm flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Bridgewater Pippin (of Cheal)
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
large-very large 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
69.46 mm 1
Width
79.98 mm 1
Ribbing
strong-very strong 1
Crown
strong-very strong 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
dry 1
Flesh Colour
Greenish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register