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Christmas Pippin® apple

Christmas Pippin

Christmas Pippin is a modern Cox-style apple discovered the old-fashioned way - growing as a seedling tree beside a road.

The parentage is unknown but the flavour is similar to Cox-substitutes such as Sunset.  The leaf-shape has a resemblance to Gala - a popular supermarket variety and therefore a likely candidate for being the source of the discarded apple core from which the original tree grew.

Christmas Pippin apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Christmas Pippin

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

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

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    United Kingdom

    Italy

    • Sarah in Fiesole, TUSCANY

    Spring blossom records for this variety

    2016 season

    • 10th May  2016  - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom

    2015 season

    • 6th May  2015  - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom

    2014 season

    • 10th April  2014  - tree owned by Sarah in Fiesole, Italy

    2013 season

    • 21st May  2013  - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
    • May  2013  - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom

    2012 season

    • 11th May  2012  - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom

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    Harvest records for this variety

    2015 season

    • 2nd week October  2015  - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom

    2013 season

    • 2nd week October  2013  - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom

    2012 season

    • 2nd week October  2012  - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
    • Parentage: Unknown
    • Originates from: Somerset, United Kingdom
    • Introduced: 2011

    Identification

    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Country of origin: United Kingdom
    • Period of origin: 2000
    • Fruit colour: Orange flush
    • Leaf colour: Green
    • Popularity: Best sellers
    • Annual cycle: Deciduous

    Using

    • Picking season: Late
    • Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
    • Flavour quality: Very good
    • Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
    • Discoloration of fruit: Oxidising
    • Cropping: Heavy
    • Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
    • Food uses: Eating fresh
    • Picking period: early October
    • Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Beginner
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Pollinating others: Average
    • Ploidy: Diploid
    • Vigour: Average vigour
    • Bearing regularity: Regular
    • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

    Climate

    • Climate suitability: Temperate climates
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
    • Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)

    Other qualities

    • Disease resistance: Average
    • Canker: Some resistance
    • Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance

    Where to buy trees

    The following tree nurseries offer Christmas Pippin apple trees for sale:


    Where to buy fresh fruit

    No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.



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