Breedon Pippin

Apple

Breedon Pippin

Origin and History A variety originating in Berkshire, England.

Tree Hardy, slender growth habit, productive bearer.

Fruit

Form and Size Small, roundish oblate.

Skin Dull yellow, tinged with orange, becoming deeper red in the sun, with traces of russet.

Flesh and Flavor Yellowish, firm texture. Flavor vinous and brisk.

Season October–November.

Source A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 revised edition), from L. Lindley's notes.

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Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Breedon Pippin.

A variety from Berkshire, England. Tree hardy, slender, productive. Fruit small, roundish oblate, dull yellow, tinged with orange, becoming red in the sun, with traces of russet. Flesh yellowish, firm, with a vinous brisk flavor. October, November. (Lind.)

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

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