Allington Pippin

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1884

Origin

South Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 65.0 mm
Fruit width: 65.0 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Allington Pippin is a dessert apple of medium size with lemon-yellow skin faintly flushed with red, crisp and juicy pale yellow flesh with a pleasantly aromatic, sub-acid flavor. It matures October to December and is vigorous and very fertile, thriving in nearly all soils; introduced by G. Bunyard & Co. in 1896, it had achieved front-rank status by 1920.

Flavor & Texture

aromatichoneyedfine_grainedcreamy

Best Uses

fresh_eatingcookingdessert

1 historical watercolor from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Parents

Cox Orange Pippin King of the Pippins King of the Pippins x Cox's Orange Pippin

Offspring

Cheddar Cross Allington Pippin Sport John Huggett Old Fred Peggy's Pride

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: deliberate cross
Original breeder: South Lincolnshire (location)
First introduced: 1896 · G. Bunyard & Co., Ltd.

crispjuicysub-acidpleasantly aromaticvigorousvery fertile

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 121
Wikidata: Q10405645