Birmingham Pippin

Apple

Birmingham Pippin

Origin / History

Listed by Downing (1900) after Lindley. Also known as Gramas Pippin, Stone Pippin, Brammage Pippin and Grammage Pippin.

Tree

Tree of small growth, with short, stout shoots, productive.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Roundish, flattened.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Dingy yellow, with gray russet, especially russeted at base.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh greenish, crisp, juicy, brisk, pleasant.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

January to June.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Birmingham Pippin. Gramas Pippin. Stone Pippin. Brammage Pippin. Grammage Pippin. Tree of small growth, with short, stout shoots, productive. Fruit small, roundish flattened, dingy yellow, with gray russet, especially russeted at base. Flesh greenish, crisp, juicy, brisk, pleasant. January to June. (Lind.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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