Broad-Eye Pippin
AppleBroad-Eye Pippin
Origin/History
An old English sort, originally developed for culinary use.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, oblate.
Skin: Greenish yellow, tinged with red in the sun.
Flesh: Yellowish white, firm, crisp, brisk, juicy.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.
Stem and Core: Not described in source.
Season
January (storage or use period).
Uses
Culinary.
Tree
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Broad-Eye Pippin.
Another old English sort for culinary use.
Fruit large, oblate, greenish yellow, tinged with red in the sun. Flesh yellowish white, firm, crisp, brisk, juicy. January. (Hogg.)
Broad-Eyed Pippin