FORFAR PIPPIN
AppleFORFAR PIPPIN
Origin/History Origin uncertain; probably named after Forfarshire (Angus), the Scottish county.
Fruit
Size and Form Small to medium; 2¾ inches by 2 inches (height × width). Roundish conical, regular.
Skin Pale green to yellow. Surface dotted and veined with russet.
Flesh and Flavor Tender, greenish-yellow. Sub-acid and pleasantly flavoured.
Calyx and Basin Eye closed. Basin shallow and wrinkled.
Stem and Cavity Stem fairly long, set in a shallow cavity.
Tree
Growth and Habit Compact growth; moderately fertile bearer.
Foliage Leaves medium-sized, oval, upfolded, finely serrate.
Season Dessert apple keeping until March.
Uses Dessert (eating apple). Noted as "a very excellent fruit, especially for those of riper years."
Source: E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)FORFAR PIPPIN. Dessert, till March, small to medium, 2¾ by 2, roundish conical, regular. Colour, pale green to yellow, with russet dots and veins. Flesh, tender, greenish-yellow, sub-acid and pleasantly flavoured. Eye, closed in a shallow, wrinkled basin. Stem, fairly long, in a shallow cavity. Growth, compact; moderately fertile. Leaf, medium, oval, upfolded, finely serrate. Origin, uncertain; probably from the county after which it is named. A very excellent fruit, especially for those of riper years.