Pitmaston Pineapple apple
An old English apple variety with an unusual flavour reminscent of pineapples.
Pitmaston Pineapple is an old English russet apple from the West Midlands area. It was originally raised as a seedling of Golden Pippin in the late 18th century, but presented to the London Horticultural Society in 1845 by Mr Williams of Pitmaston near Worcester. It crops heavily but has a tendency to biennial bearing - fruiting only every other year.
Its most notable feature is the unusual and prominent pineapple-like flavour. The flavour of apples can be most simply defined on a scale from very acidic to very sweet, but many varieties exhibit other flavour overtones on top of this basic axis, and Pitmaston Pineapple is the best example of a small group of apples where a musky pineapple-like flavour comes to the fore.
Summary
- Species: Malus domestica
- Parentage: Seedling of Golden Pippin
- Origin: Worcester, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 19th century
- Developed by: Mr Williams
- Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 156100
- Some historical details taken with kind permission from 'The New Book of Apples' by Joan Morgan and Alison Richards , illustrated by Elisabeth Dowle, published by Ebury Press, 2002.
Identification
- Fruit colour: Yellow / Gold
- Flesh colour: Cream
- Fruit size: Small
- Bultitude apple group: 8. Russeted, sweet
Using
- Good for eating fresh
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style: Pineapple
- Ripening period: Mid-Late season
- Use / keeping: 1-2 months
Growing
- Cropping: Heavy
- Flowering period: Mid-Late season
- Flowering group: 4
- Fertility: Self-sterile
- Triploid: No
- Biennial tendency
- General disease resistance: Good
Climate
- Suitable for temperate climates
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Fruit tree register
Do you have a tree of this variety in your garden or orchard? If so please register the details here and contribute to our international register of fruit trees.
The following Pitmaston Pineapple trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree.
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United States
- Dan Wombles in NEW CANTON, IL
United Kingdom
- Alison Underwood in COLWYN BAY, NORTH WALES
- Amelia Stone in THREE LEGGED CROSS, DORSET
- Bobthomlinson in WHALEY BRIDGE, DERBYSHIRE
- Clifford Cain in DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
- David Stubbs in SUNDERLAND,
- Dr Dennis Bancroft in NEAR RUGBY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- Jane Eve in MARTLEY, WORCS
- Kevinincornwall in LISKEARD, UNITED KINGDOM
- Meadowcopse in CHESTER, CHESHIRE
- Melanie in Nr Leicester, Leicestershire
- Mrs Stephanie Bond in STOURTON CAUNDLE, DORSET
- Roy Stephenson in NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR
- Somewhere in LONDON,
- Terry Smith in HUNTINGFORD, DORSET
- Victoria Birkett in ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND
- Warren in GLASGOW, STRATHCLYDE
Latest Spring blossom records for this variety
2011 season
- April 2011 - tree owned by Roy in NORTH SHIELDS, United Kingdom
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Latest harvest records for this variety
2011 season
- November 2011 - tree owned by Roy in NORTH SHIELDS, United Kingdom
Where to buy apples
The following orchards and suppliers offer Pitmaston Pineapple apples for sale. map >
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Michiganmap >
- Alber's Orchard & Cider Mill, Manchester
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British Columbiamap >
- Apple Luscious Organic Orchards, Salt Spring Island
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