Breedon Pippin
AppleBreedon Pippin
Origin/History
A variety from Berkshire, England.
Tree
Hardy, slender, productive.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Roundish oblate.
Skin: Dull yellow, tinged with orange, becoming red in the sun, with traces of russet.
Flesh & Flavor: Yellowish, firm. Flavor vinous and brisk.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October, November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Source: Lindley, cited in Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)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.)