Ponto Pippin
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
A medium-sized conical dessert apple with pale greenish-yellow skin suffused with red and russet spots. The flesh is greenish-white, crisp, tender, and juicy with a brisk, rich, sugary flavor. Of good though not first-rate quality, it is in use from November to February.
Flavor & Texture
sweetbriskrichcrisptenderjuicy
Best Uses
fresh_eating
Origin & History
- Status
- unknown
sugarybriskrich
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 4766
- Cited authority (Hogg 1851)
- Hort