Cockle Pippin

Apple

Cockle Pippin

Origin/History A variety from Sussex, England.

Tree Healthy, hardy. Shoots moderately stout, chestnut colored.

Fruit Medium, roundish conical, slightly ribbed. Skin green with brown russet. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, and aromatic. Quality: good.

Season January to April.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1900–1911) from England

George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911

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Cockle Pippin.

Nutmeg Cockle. Nutmeg Pippin. White Cockle. Brown Cockle.

A variety from Sussex, England. Tree healthy, hardy. Shoots moderately stout, chestnut colored.

Fruit medium, roundish conical, slightly ribbed, green, with brown russet. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, aromatic. Good. January to April.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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