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Wormsley Pippin
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dual Purpose
A large, ovate apple with deep yellow skin and orange tinge on the sun-exposed side, featuring yellow, tender, crisp flesh with rich, sugary, brisk, and aromatic flavor. Raised by T. A. Knight in 1811, it is equally valued as a dessert and culinary apple, in season September to October. The tree is hardy, healthy, and a free bearer, succeeding throughout the British Isles.
Flavor & Texture
richbriskaromaticjuicysubacidtendercrisp
Best Uses
fresh_eatingcooking
Origin & History
- Status
- commercial
- Origin type
- deliberate cross
- Original breeder
- T. A. Knight
- First introduced
- 1811
- Known by
- ≥ 1811
richsugarybriskaromatic
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 6925
- Cited authority (Hogg 1851)
- Hort