Fremont Pippin

Apple

Origin and History

Originated on the farm of James Armitage, Solebury, Pa.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish conical, ribbed.

Skin: Lemon yellow, slightly shaded with crimson in the sun.

Stem: Long.

Cavity: Deep.

Calyx: Small, closed.

Basin: Small.

Flesh and Flavor: White, crisp, juicy, brisk subacid. Very good.

Core: Medium.

Season

January, February.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Fremont Pippin.

Originated on the farm of James Armitage, Soleberry, Pa.

Fruit medium, roundish conical, ribbed, lemon yellow, slightly shaded with crimson in the sun. Stalk long. Cavity deep. Calyx small, closed. Basin small. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, brisk subacid. Very good. Core medium. January, February.

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