King of the Pippins

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Origin

England, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 12.6 °Bx

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

A French dessert apple with aromatic, subacid flesh and medium dimensions. Developed before 1780, it stores well from December through April.

Flavor & Texture

aromaticsubacidcrispfirmjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

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

Lineage

Parents

Reinette Franche

Offspring

Crawley Reinette Sandringham Allington Pippin Fillingham Pippin Foster's Seedling Arthur Tite George Carpenter Hope Cottage Seedling King Russet Baron Liebig Laxton's Triumph Mrs. John Seden Neue Goldparmane

Origin & History

Known by: ≥ 1600

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589676
UK National Fruit Collection: 3236
Wikidata: Q353078
MUNQ ID: 122