BOSBURY PIPPIN

Apple

Origin/History

Origin unrecorded. Probably a West of England variety. Of the Baumann's Reinette type. Bunyard notes it is not worthy of cultivation.

Tree

Growth moderate; fertile.

Fruit

Size: Small; approximately 2¼ by 1¾ inches.
Form: Flat, fairly regular.
Skin: Golden yellow with crimson flush, nearly covering the fruit.
Flesh: Firm, pale yellow, sweet.

Season

December to March.

Uses

Dessert.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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BOSBURY PIPPIN. Dessert, December to March, small, 2¼ by 1¾, flat, fairly regular. Colour, golden yellow, with crimson flush, nearly covering fruit. Flesh, firm, pale yellow, sweet. Growth, moderate; fertile. Origin, unrecorded. Probably a West of England variety. Of the Baumann's Reinette type; it is not worthy of cultivation.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)