HITCHIN PIPPIN

Apple

Origin/History Origin unknown. Bunyard characterizes it as "an early King of the Pippins."

Tree Growth moderate and compact, making a flat spreading tree; very fertile. Leaves pea green, long, upfolded, very finely serrate.

Fruit Size: Medium; 2½ inches by 2¼ inches. Form: Round, oblong, flattened, regular. Stem: Not described in source. Cavity: Not described in source. Calyx: Not described in source. Basin: Not described in source. Skin: Greenish-yellow with crimson flush and irregular broken stripes. Flesh: Moderately soft, pale yellow, pleasantly flavored, very juicy. Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season End-August to September.

Uses Dessert.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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HITCHIN PIPPIN. Dessert, end-August-September, medium, 2½ by 2¼, round, oblong, flattened, regular. Colour, greenish-yellow with crimson flush and irregular broken stripes. Flesh, moderately soft, pale yellow, pleasantly flavoured, very juicy. Growth, moderate compact, making a flat spreading tree; very fertile. Leaf, pea green, long, upfolded, very finely serrate. Origin, undiscovered. A very nice fruit which may be described as an early King of the Pippins.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)