Christie's Pippin
AppleOrigin/History
Kingston-on-Thames, England.
Tree
Slender growth; good bearer.
Fruit
- Size: Medium
- Form: Oblate
- Skin: Lemon yellow with faint red stripes, russety dots
- Flesh/Flavor: Yellowish, tender, agreeable, mild subacid
Season
December to February
Uses
Dessert apple of the first quality.
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)Christie's Pippin.
Origin, Kingston-on-Thames, England. Tree of slender growth, good bearer.
Fruit medium, oblate, lemon yellow, with faint red stripes, russety dots. Flesh yellowish, tender, agreeable, mild subacid. December to February. A dessert apple of the first quality. (Ron.)
Pepin de Christie