Lynn's Pippin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1942 by William Lynn, Emneth, Cambridgeshire, England. It was named in 1953. Fruits have crisp, creamy white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Ellison's Orange
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
57.00 mm b
Width
66.00 mm b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Lynn's Pippin
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register