ALBEMARLE Pippin

Apple

Albemarle Pippin

Origin/History

Grown in Virginia. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914) treats Albemarle Pippin as synonymous with Yellow Newtown, directing readers to that entry.

The brief Elliott description is itself attributed to Thomas.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium or large.

Form: Round.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow, with brown specks.

Flesh/Flavor: Pale yellow; sub-acid.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Keeps well.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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ALBEMARLE Pippin. See Yellow Newtown. Under varieties of apples to plant.

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

Albemarle Pippin. Fruit, medium or large, round, yellow, with brown specks; flesh, pale yellow, sub-acid. Grown in Virginia; keeps well. (Thomas.)

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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