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Ribston Pippin Apple tree

Owner: Nick

Location:  Doncaster, NORTH YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 1800
Age of this tree:224 years
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Not sure
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Not sure
Pesticides:Not sure

Owner's comments

This tree stands alone in the middle of a paddock. However, mapping from the 1840's shows it was in the middle of an orchard which had gone by the 1860's. It is a short distance from the former nursery of William Perfect of Pontefract. Ribston Pippin was first grafted by Perfect in the 1820's. It is possible that this tree is the oldest Ribston Pippin in existence.