USDA Pomological Watercolor (1886–1942)· Heiges, Bertha artistSource ↗
Blenheim Pippin
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dual Purpose
Blenheim Pippin is a large, globular apple with yellow skin tinged and streaked with red, crisp juicy flesh, and a pleasant sweet-acid balance. Suitable for both dessert and culinary use, it is in season November to February. Originally discovered at Woodstock in Oxfordshire near Blenheim Park, it was first cultivated in London nurseries around 1818 and is now extensively grown, though the tree is notably slow to bear when young.
Flavor & Texture
sweetpleasantbreakingyellow
Best Uses
dessertfresh_eating
1 historical watercolor from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.
Origin & History
- Status
- heritage
- Origin type
- found wilding
- Original breeder
- Kempster
- First introduced
- 1818
breakingvery sweetpleasant
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 626
- Cited authority (Hogg 1851)
- Hort