Cray Pippin
AppleCray Pippin
Origin/History Raised in Kent, England, where it is said to be a valuable dessert apple.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form Below medium size, conical.
Skin Pale yellow, with a tinge of red in the sun.
Flesh & Flavor Yellow, crisp, sweet, and highly flavored.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, Seeds Not described in source.
Season October.
Uses Dessert apple.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), citing Hogg.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Cray Pippin.
"Raised in Kent, England, where it is said to be a valuable dessert Apple.
Fruit below medium, conical, pale yellow, tinge of red in the sun. Flesh yellow, crisp, sweet, and highly flavored. October. (Hogg.)