Kentish Pippin
AppleKentish Pippin
Origin / History
An old English apple, known in the source as Red Kentish Pippin and Vaun's Pippin. Esteemed abroad for cooking, though in America it proves quite good for dessert as well.
Tree
Hardy, vigorous, and a good bearer.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Roundish oblate, sides often unequal
Skin: Greenish yellow with a slight blush next the sun; small gray dots
Stem: Short, small
Cavity: Deep and large, with thin russet extending out upon the fruit
Calyx: Partly open
Flesh: Yellowish white, crisp, tender, juicy, rich, with a brisk subacid flavor
Quality: Good
Core: Small
Season / Storage
December to May. Valuable as a late keeper.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Kentish Pippin.
Red Kentish Pippin. Vaun's Pippin.
An old English Apple esteemed abroad for cooking, but is here quite good for dessert. Tree hardy, vigorous, and a good bearer.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, sides often unequal, greenish yellow, with a slight blush next the sun, small gray dots. Stalk short, small. Cavity deep, large, and with thin russet extending out upon the fruit. Calyx partly open. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, tender, juicy, rich, brisk subacid. Good. Core small. December to May. Valuable as a late keeper.