Essex Pippin
AppleEssex Pippin
Origin / History
Downing describes the Essex Pippin as an English variety. The description is credited to Hogg. The source gives no date of origin, originator, or later standing.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Roundish oblate.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellowish green, with a tinge of red in the sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish, firm, crisp, brisk, sugary.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to February.
Uses
Not described in source.
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)Essex Pippin.
An English variety.
Fruit small, roundish oblate, yellowish green, tinge of red in the sun. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, brisk, sugary. October to February. (Hogg.)