Crofton Pippin

Apple

Crofton Pippin

Origin/History

An apple from Ireland, documented in A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 edition).

Tree

Blossoms late in the season. Bears fruit at the ends of branches, which gives the tree a drooping appearance.

Fruit

Size & Form: Below medium size; roundish oblate.

Skin: Greenish, mostly overspread with red.

Flesh & Flavor: Firm, rich, juicy.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

December, January. (Appears to denote storage/availability rather than harvest month.)

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Sourced as "(Ron.)" in Downing's original text.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Crofton Pippin.

An Apple from Ireland. Tree blossoms late, and bearing its fruit at ends of the branches gives it a drooping appearance.

Fruit below medium size, roundish oblate, greenish, mostly overspread with red. Flesh firm, rich, juicy. December, January. (Ron.)

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