Bullock's Pippin, or American Golden Russet
AppleBullock's Pippin (American Golden Russet)
Origin/History
Of New Jersey origin. Also known as Golden Russet and Sheepnose in period literature.
Tree
Growth erect. Shoots rather slender. Leaves sharply serrate. Tree overbears.
Fruit
Size and Form: Rather small, conical.
Skin: Light yellow, sprinkled and sometimes overspread with thin russet.
Stem: Long, slender.
Basin: Very small and narrow, ribbed.
Flesh: Yellowish white, very fine grained, becoming very tender.
Flavor: Mild, rich, slightly sub-acid.
Season
Early winter.
Ripening and Storage
When well ripened, this apple is exceedingly delicate and tender. Sometimes it does not become soft in ripening, at which point the quality is poor and often worthless.
Uses and Limitations
Too small to become very popular. Generally rendered worthless at the East by black mildew, and becoming more affected with it at the West.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903), Fig. 399
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Bullock's Pippin, or American Golden Russet.* (Golden Russet, Sheepnose.) Rather small, conical; light yellow, sprinkled and sometimes overspread with thin russet; stalk long, slender; basin very small and narrow, ribbed; flesh yellowish white, very fine grained, becoming very tender, with a mild, rich, slightly sub-acid flavor. Growth erect, shoots rather slender; leaves sharply serrate; tree overbears. Early winter. When well ripened, this apple is exceedingly delicate and tender; sometimes it does not become soft in ripening, when the quality is poor, and often worthless. It is too small to become very popular. Generally rendered worthless at the East by black mildew, and becoming more affected with it at the West. Fig. 399. New Jersey.