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 No.
1943 - 020   fingerprint   check_circle

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 ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
69.46 mm ^a

Width
79.98 mm ^a

Ribbing
strong-very strong ^a

Crown
strong-very strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Juiciness
dry ^a

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^a

References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.