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| Apple Newtown Pippin | Apple Lobo | Apple Gloster | 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. | Conic shape, attractive fully red fruit with calyx end shoulder bumps. Larger, mostly 3' diameter. Good flavor, crisp flesh. Tarter flavor than Delicious. It is a good variety for attracting deer as the apples stay on the tree into winter. | 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 | Gloster | Delicious | Newton Wonder |
| Fruit colour | Green | Red / Green | |||
| Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | White to Cream, pale yellow | |||
| Fruit size | Variable | Small | |||
| Fruit shape | Flat | Round-conical | |||
Using | Newtown Pippin | Lobo | Gloster | Delicious | Newton Wonder |
| Flavor | Very good | Good | Good | ||
| Flavour style | Sharper | Honeyed / Scented | Sharper | ||
| Ripening period | Mid season | Mid season | Mid-Late season | Mid-Late season | |
| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | 3 months or more | |||
| Cooking result | Textured puree | Puree | |||
Growing | Newtown Pippin | Lobo | Gloster | 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 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 - Some susceptibility Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility | 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 | Gloster | Delicious | Newton Wonder |
| Country of origin | United States | Canada | Germany | United States | United Kingdom |
| Other qualities | Awards |