Nonpareil

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Origin

United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 46.2 mm
Fruit width: 59.1 mm

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

An old English apple with medium, roundish-conical fruit. The flesh is crisp, juicy, vinous, and aromatic with a mild acid. It stores well from December through March.

Flavor & Texture

vinousaromaticmildcrispjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

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

Lineage

Offspring

Sturmer Pippin Lodgemore Nonpareil Nolan Pippin Norman's Pippin Brownlees' Russet Chodské Early Nonpareil Horsham Russet Hunt's Duke of Gloucester Margate Nonpareil Petit Pippin Petworth. Nonpareil

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Known by: ≥ 1600

vinousaromaticmild acid

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 4254
Wikidata: Q41779660
MUNQ ID: 357