Calkins' Pippin
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Calkins' Pippin
Origin / History
Originated with the late Elias Calkins, of West Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.
Tree
Tree vigorous; forms a large round head, with drooping branches. An early and heavy bearer alternate years.
Fruit
Size: Fruit large.
Form: Roundish conical, sometimes oblong, slightly angular.
Stem: Stalk of medium length, slender.
Cavity: Large, deep.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Rather narrow, deep, much corrugated.
Skin: Whitish, thinly shaded and mottled on the sunny side, sometimes with a few nettings of russet.
Dots: A few grayish dots.
Flesh and flavor: White, rather coarse, tender, juicy. Brisk subacid; good.
Core and seeds: Core large.
Season
November, February.
Uses
Valuable for market and culinary uses.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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)Calkins' Pippin.
Originated with the late Elias Calkins, of West Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. Tree vigorous; forms a large round head, with drooping branches; an early and heavy bearer alternate years; is valuable for market and culinary uses.
Fruit large, roundish conical, sometimes oblong, slightly angular; skin whitish, thinly shaded and mottled on the sunny side, sometimes a few nettings of russet and a few grayish dots; stalk of medium length, slender; cavity large, deep; calyx closed; basin rather narrow, deep, much corrugated; flesh white, rather coarse, tender, juicy, brisk subacid; good; core large. November, February.