BOW HILL PIPPIN
Apple
Veitch's Fruit Trees (1911)
Origin and History Raised by Mr. A. S. White, of Bow Hill, near Maidstone, and introduced by Messrs. Bunyard & Co., about 1893.
Tree Growth rather slender with little spreading; moderately fertile. Leaves narrow, rather pale, nearly flat, finely serrate.
Fruit
- Size: Medium; 2¾ by 2¾ inches
- Form: Flattened round, even
- Stem: Very long and thin, nearly one inch in length
- Calyx and Basin: Open in a deep, wide, and slightly plaited basin
- Skin: Golden-yellow with slight flush and broad broken stripes
- Flesh: Firm, juicy, very yellow
- Flavor: Good Blenheim flavour
- Core and Seeds: Not described in source
Season November to February
Uses Dessert
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source
Other A very good winter fruit of Blenheim character.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 4 catalogs (1900–1913) from England
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
- Thomas Rivers & Son , Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire , England — 1913
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)BOW HILL PIPPIN. Dessert, November to February, medium, 2¾ by 2¾, flattened round, even. Colour, golden-yellow, slight flush and broad broken stripes. Flesh, firm, juicy, very yellow, good Blenheim flavour. Eye, open in a deep, wide, and slightly plaited basin. Stem, very long and thin, nearly one inch. Growth, rather slender, little spreading; moderately fertile. Leaf, narrow, rather pale, nearly flat, finely serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. A. S. White, of Bow Hill, near Maidstone, and introduced by Messrs. Bunyard & Co., about 1893. A very good winter fruit of Blenheim character.