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Gooseberry Pippin

Apple

Gooseberry Pippin

Origin/History English apple.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit Size and Form: Small, roundish, handsome.

Skin: Yellow, with splashes and marblings of red.

Flesh and Flavor: Fine-grained, tender, juicy, brisk, sweet subacid.

Season November to February.

Uses Dessert.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.


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

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Gooseberry Pippin.

A handsome little English dessert Apple.

Fruit small, roundish, yellow, with splashes and marblings of red. Flesh fine-grained, tender, juicy, brisk, sweet subacid. November to February.

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