London Pippin

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary

Introduced

1580

Origin

Somersetshire, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 13.5 °Bx

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

Medium-sized, roundish apple with five prominent ridges at the crown, pale yellow to lemon-colored skin with brownish-red on the sun-exposed side. Firm, crisp, tender, and juicy with a brisk, pleasant flavor. An excellent culinary apple also suitable for dessert; it stores well from November to April without shrivelling. The tree is hardy, a reliable bearer, though not a strong grower.

Flavor & Texture

briskpleasantcrisptenderjuicyfirm

Best Uses

cookingfresh_eatingcider_blend

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

Lineage

Offspring

Signe Tillisch Juno Winter Quarrenden Lord Stradbroke

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: found wilding

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References

USDA-NPGS: PI 590132
UK National Fruit Collection: 3649
MUNQ ID: 84
Cited authority (Hogg 1851): Lind