Harvey's Pippin

Apple

Harvey's Pippin

Origin/History English origin. Historically known as Dredge's Beauty of Wilts.

Tree A free grower and excellent bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish.

Skin: Yellow, washed with fine red, and marked with crimson dots.

Flesh and Flavor: Firm, crisp, juicy, rich.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season December to February.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/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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Harvey's Pippin. Dredge's Beauty of Wilts. Of English origin. Hogg says : — " Tree a free grower and excellent bearer." Fruit medium, roundish, yellow, washed with fine red, and marked with crimson dots. Flesh firm, crisp, juicy, rich. December to February.

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

Dredge's Beauty of Wilts