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| Apple Newtown Pippin | Apple Lobo | Apple Rome Beauty | Apple Delicious | Apple Newton Wonder | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Also known as Albermarle Pippin. Made famous by none other than Thomas Jefferson, who grew them in his orchard at Monticello. One of the first US apple exports to the UK. | A McIntosh-style apple from Canada, generally believed to be better all-round than its parent. | An extremely attractive and productive red cooking apple, widely-grown in North America. | One of the most famous and important American apple varieties. The original Delicious has a flavor that many find superior to the numerous sports such as Red Delicious that have been developed from it. | A 19th century English cooking apple, still popular as a UK garden apple variety. |
Identification | Newtown Pippin | Lobo | Rome Beauty | Delicious | Newton Wonder |
| Fruit colour | Green | Red | Red / Green | ||
| Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | White to Cream, pale yellow | White to Cream, pale yellow | ||
| Fruit size | Variable | Very large | Small | ||
| Fruit shape | Flat | Round | Round-conical | ||
Using | Newtown Pippin | Lobo | Rome Beauty | Delicious | Newton Wonder |
| Flavor | Very good | Good | Good | Good | |
| Flavour style | Sharper | Sweet/Sharp | Honeyed / Scented | Sharper | |
| Ripening period | Mid season | Mid season | Late season | Mid-Late season | Mid-Late season |
| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | 3 months or more | |||
| Cooking result | Textured puree | Keeps shape | Puree | ||
Growing | Newtown Pippin | Lobo | Rome Beauty | Delicious | Newton Wonder |
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | Heavy | |||
| Vigour | Slightly large | Large | |||
| Pollination | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | Flowering group 5 Flowers Late season Self-fertile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Partially self-fertile Blossom frost-resistance |
| Gardening skill | Average | Very easy | |||
| Problems | Canker - Some susceptibility Scab - Some susceptibility Mildew - Some susceptibility Fireblight - Some susceptibility Bitter pit - Some susceptibility | Fireblight - Very susceptible Cedar apple rust - Very susceptible | Scab - Some susceptibility Mildew - Some resistance Fireblight - Some resistance Woolly aphid - Some susceptibility Cedar apple rust - Some resistance | Canker - Some resistance Scab - Some resistance Mildew - Some susceptibility | |
Other | Newtown Pippin | Lobo | Rome Beauty | Delicious | Newton Wonder |
| Country of origin | United States | Canada | United States | United States | United Kingdom |
| Other qualities | Awards |