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Fall Pippin apple

Large, yellow fall apple. Good flavor and keeper. Flesh tender, rich and of very good quality. Excellent for eating but especially desirable for culinary use.

USDA identification images for Fall Pippin

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

  • USDA watercolor image of Malus domestica: Fall Pippin
  • USDA watercolor image of Malus domestica: Fall Pippin
  • USDA watercolor image of Malus domestica: Fall Pippin
  • USDA watercolor image of Malus domestica: Fall Pippin

Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

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Spring blossom records for this variety

2018 season

  • 7th April  2018  - tree owned by Gil in Snohomish, United States

2017 season

  • 7th April  2017  - tree owned by Gil in Snohomish, United States

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Harvest records for this variety

2018 season

  • 4th week September  2018  - tree owned by Gil in Snohomish, United States

2017 season

  • 1st week October  2017  - tree owned by Gil in Snohomish, United States

Origins

  • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
  • UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1948-638

Identification

  • Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
  • Flesh colour: White
  • Fruit size: Average
  • Fruit size: Large
  • Fruit shape: Round
  • Fruit shape: Flat-round
  • Fruit size: Very large
  • Fruit size: Variable

Using

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Flavour quality: Very good
  • Flavour quality: Good
  • Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
  • Flavour style (apples): Sharper
  • Flavour style (apples): Aromatic
  • Food uses: Eating fresh
  • Food uses: Culinary
  • Food uses: Drying

Growing

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Pollinating others: Poor
  • Ploidy: Triploid
  • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Fall Pippin:

United States




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