Flat Pippin

Apple

Flat Pippin

Origin/History

Origin: Ohio. Also known as Needles (Downing, 1900). Thomas (1903) cross-references this variety to Pittsburgh Pippin, indicating the two names were treated as synonymous in that period.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Oblate, ribbed.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish white, with a tinge of red on the sun-exposed side.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh whitish, juicy, subacid. Quality rated Good.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November–December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Flat Pippin. Needles. Origin, Ohio. Fruit large, oblate, ribbed, greenish white, tinge of red in the sun. Flesh whitish, juicy, subacid. Good. November, December.

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

Flat Pippin. See Pittsburgh Pippin.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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