Yellow Ingestrie apple
An attractive old yellow apple, with quite a strong apple flavour
Yellow Ingestrie is an old English apple variety, quite well-known for its distinctive yellow coloration. The yellow becomes more pronounced as the fruit is left to mature. The flavour is pleasantly aromatic.
The Victorian pomologist Hogg records that Yellow Ingestrie was the result of a cross between Orange Pippin and Golden Pippin, made in about 1800, by a Mr Knight of Herefordshire. As a result it is often mistakenly thought to be related to Cox's Orange Pippin but "Orange Pippin" is an older apple with a similar name.
Summary
- Species: Malus domestica
- Parentage: Unknown
- Origin: Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1800
- Developed by: Thomas Andrew Knight
- Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 114000
Identification
- Fruit colour: Yellow / Gold
- Fruit size: Small
- Bultitude apple group: 5. Yellow, smooth, sweet or acidic
Using
- Good for eating fresh
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style: Aromatic
- Ripening period: Early-Mid season
Growing
- Cropping: Good
- Flowering period: Mid season
- Flowering group: 3
- Fertility: Self-sterile
- Triploid: No
- Vigour: Weak growing
- General disease resistance: Average
Climate
- Suitable for temperate climates
- Tolerates cold winters
- Suitable for N. England?: Yes
Yellow Ingestrie identification photos from official fruit collections
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Mature heights for Yellow Ingestrie trees
This table shows the likely mature height for a Yellow Ingestrie tree taking into account the vigor of the variety, the rootstock, and soil conditions.
| Rootstock | Soil quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | Below average | Average | Above average | Very good | |
| P22 | 1.8 ft 0.5 m |
2.2 ft 0.7 m |
2.6 ft 0.8 m |
3.1 ft 0.9 m |
3.5 ft 1.1 m |
| M27 | 2.0 ft 0.6 m |
2.5 ft 0.8 m |
3.0 ft 0.9 m |
3.5 ft 1.1 m |
4.0 ft 1.2 m |
| M9 | 3.0 ft 0.9 m |
3.8 ft 1.2 m |
4.5 ft 1.4 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.0 ft 1.8 m |
| Bud.9 | 3.0 ft 0.9 m |
3.8 ft 1.2 m |
4.5 ft 1.4 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.0 ft 1.8 m |
| Geneva 16 | 3.0 ft 0.9 m |
3.8 ft 1.2 m |
4.5 ft 1.4 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.0 ft 1.8 m |
| Geneva 11 | 3.5 ft 1.1 m |
4.4 ft 1.3 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.1 ft 1.9 m |
7.0 ft 2.1 m |
| M26 | 3.8 ft 1.2 m |
4.7 ft 1.4 m |
5.6 ft 1.7 m |
6.6 ft 2.0 m |
7.5 ft 2.3 m |
| Geneva 30 | 4.0 ft 1.2 m |
5.0 ft 1.5 m |
6.0 ft 1.8 m |
7.0 ft 2.1 m |
8.0 ft 2.5 m |
| MM102 | 4.0 ft 1.2 m |
5.0 ft 1.5 m |
6.0 ft 1.8 m |
7.0 ft 2.1 m |
8.0 ft 2.5 m |
| M7 | 4.5 ft 1.4 m |
5.6 ft 1.7 m |
6.8 ft 2.1 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.0 ft 2.8 m |
| M116 | 4.5 ft 1.4 m |
5.6 ft 1.7 m |
6.8 ft 2.1 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.0 ft 2.8 m |
| MM106 | 5.0 ft 1.5 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.5 ft 2.3 m |
8.8 ft 2.7 m |
10.0 ft 3.1 m |
| MM111 | 6.0 ft 1.8 m |
7.5 ft 2.3 m |
9.0 ft 2.8 m |
10.5 ft 3.2 m |
12.0 ft 3.7 m |
| Bud.118 | 6.5 ft 2.0 m |
8.1 ft 2.5 m |
9.8 ft 3.0 m |
11.4 ft 3.5 m |
13.0 ft 4.0 m |
| M25 | 7.5 ft 2.3 m |
9.4 ft 2.9 m |
11.3 ft 3.5 m |
13.1 ft 4.0 m |
15.0 ft 4.6 m |
From an idea by N. Buck - more details.
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