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 b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
55.50 mm b
Width
67.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Greasiness
Weak b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Woolbrook Pippin
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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