MARCH PIPPIN

Apple

MARCH PIPPIN

Origin / History Raised by Mr. Lane of Kynaston, Ross, Hereford, before 1900. Introduced by Messrs. George Bunyard & Co. of Maidstone. Described as "of Newtown Pippin style."

Tree Growth vigorous and upright. Fertility poor—not a reliable cropper.

Leaves Round, light in color, flat, down-hanging, bluntly serrate, almost crenate.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium to fairly large, 2½ inches by 2¼ inches. Round, flattened; fairly even surface.

Color and Markings: Rich golden-yellow with slight flush and a few broad faint stripes.

Stem and Cavity: Stem short, set in a deep russet cavity.

Calyx and Basin: Eye wide open in a very broad ribbed basin.

Flesh and Flavor: Flesh very firm, yellow, of good flavor.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season and Use Dessert fruit; keeps until April.

Other Despite being described as "a fine fruit," its poor cropping habit made it unsuitable for commercial retention.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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MARCH PIPPIN. Dessert, till April, medium to fairly large, 2½ by 2¼, round flattened, fairly even. Colour, rich golden-yellow with slight flush and a few broad faint stripes. Flesh, very firm, yellow, of good flavour. Eye, wide open in a very broad ribbed basin. Stem, short in a deep russet cavity. Growth, vigorous, upright; fertility, poor. Leaf, round, light, flat, down-hanging, bluntly serrate, almost crenate. Origin, raised by Mr. Lane, of Kynaston, Ross, Hereford, before 1900, and introduced by Messrs. George Bunyard & Co., of Maidstone. A fine fruit of Newtown Pippin style, but too poor a cropper to retain.

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