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Apple
Ribston Pippin 

 

 

 

 
SummaryFamous Yorkshire apple variety, probably the parent of Cox's Orange Pippin.




Identification

Ribston Pippin




Fruit colourRed / Orange flush




Flesh colourWhite to Cream, pale yellow




Fruit sizeMedium




Fruit shapeShort-round-conical




Using

Ribston Pippin




FlavorExceptional




Flavour styleAromatic




Ripening periodMid season




Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Ribston Pippin




Picking




Cropping




VigourAverage growth




PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill




Problems

Other

Ribston Pippin




Country of originUnited Kingdom




Other qualitiesAwards 1993