Bucks County Pippin
AppleBucks County Pippin
Origin/History
Origin: Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Tree
Growth Habit: Upright, spreading
Young Shoots and Buds: Young shoots are pretty stout, short-jointed, reddish brown, downy, with prominent downy buds.
Fruit
Size and Form: Rather large; oblate or roundish oblate; oblique
Skin: Greenish yellow, sometimes with a dull blush in the sun; brown dots
Stem: Short
Cavity: Large, irregular
Calyx: Closed or partially open
Basin: Abrupt, slightly furrowed
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish flesh. Crisp, juicy, tender, brisk, subacid. Quality: very good.
Season
November to March
Uses
Not described in source
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source
Other
Not described in source
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Bucks County Pippin. Origin, Bucks Co., Pa. Tree upright, spreading. Young shoot pretty stout, short-jointed, reddish brown, downy, with prominent downy buds. Fruit rather large, oblate or roundish oblate, oblique, greenish yellow, sometimes with a dull blush in the sun, brown dots. Stalk short. Cavity large, irregular. Calyx closed or partially open. Basin abrupt, slightly furrowed. Flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, tender, brisk, subacid. Very good. November to March.