Welcome to Orange Pippin
If you are interested in apple varieties, pears, cherries or plums, or orchards where these fruits are grown, you have come to the right place.
- Information on over 600 apple varieties, with user reviews and a 'vote' feature.
- Listings for over 2,000 orchards, with easy to use search and mapping capabilities.
- Find orchards worldwide that grow an apple variety you may be looking for.
- Tree registry section with more than 4,000 individual trees registered, allowing growers to record their trees and log their blossom and harvest dates.
- Calendar of Apple Festivals and orchard events, if you are an event organisers send us details of your apple event.
- 800+ member forum board to discuss various topics surrounding orchards, apples and tree care.
Our website is named after England's most famous apple variety - Cox's Orange Pippin - widely regarded as the finest of all dessert apples.
'Pippin' is an old English word derived from the French word for 'seedling'. The same word can be seen in the modern French for a plant nursery or garden centre - 'pepiniere'. Like many old apple varieties Cox's Orange Pippin was discovered as a chance seedling.
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Latest harvest records from registered fruit trees
- 1st week November 2018 Golden Russet owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
- 4th week October 2018 Orleans Reinette owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
- 4th week October 2018 King David owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
- 4th week October 2018 Hudson's Golden Gem owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
- 3rd week October 2018 Kidd's Orange Red owned by Dave in NORDLAND, United States
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Recent visitor comments about listed varieties
| 13 Nov 2018 | George PaquinMA, United States | |
Apple - Hudson's Golden GemWonderful large apple. Good eating fresh but I made an apple pie with it. Good firm texture baked into an apple pie. Sweet Pear-like taste comes through after baking as well. Too sweet (IMHO) in a pie made of only Hudson's Golden Gem apples. Needs to be mixed with a tart apple like a tart Granny Smith. IHMO this would be one of the top apple candidates to bake in a Strudel or similar pastry. more >> |
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| 10 Nov 2018 | KayUnited Kingdom | |
Apple - Herrings PippinNot a keeper. Large fruit, almost too much for one person. Intensely spicy flavour. more >> |
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| 08 Nov 2018 | JenniferKENTUCKY, United States | |
Apple - York ImperialI've just discovered this variety of apple this year at an orchard close to where I live. This is my new favorite! It's tart and sweet and juicy! I am so pleased with the flavor and its crispy texture. I cannot wait to eat one after it becomes more ripe in the fridge. more >> |
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| 06 Nov 2018 | Jakim PepinQUEBEC, Canada | |
Apple - EstivaleThis apple is sweet and very aromatic for an early apple. If not thinned, the apples are 2 inches in diameter. Soft flesh. To be eaten soon as it goes mealy within a month. more >> |
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| 06 Nov 2018 | Jakim PepinQUEBEC, Canada | |
Apple - Blue PearmainI've crossed this heirloom apple at an orchard store this fall, so I decided to buy a 5 lbs bag. These are huge apples with a very dense flesh. Very filling, not the kind of apple to wake a hunger. I find this apple has a nice pear taste with just enough acidity to taste it properly. Not a juicy apple, but quite moist. The last ones I have feel rubbery when I press them. Good apple but only a "3" note. more >> |
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