Marmalade Pippin

Apple

Marmalade Pippin

Origin and History English apple from Derbyshire. Historically known as Althorp Pippin and Welsh Pippin.

Tree Hardy and profuse bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium to large, roundish oblong, truncated.

Skin: Yellowish, bronzed in the sun, with numerous dots and pearly white specks.

Flesh: Yellowish white, firm, juicy, sweet.

Season and Storage October to February.

Subtypes and Variants A different apple also bears the name Marmalade Pippin, which is striped with red and ripens in August.

Uses Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Marmalade Pippin. Althorp Pippin. Welsh Pippin. This is an English Apple, from Derbyshire. Tree hardy, and profuse bearer. Fruit medium to large, roundish oblong, truncated, yellowish, bronzed in the sun, numerous dots and some pearly white specks. Flesh yellowish white, firm, juicy, sweet. October to February. There is another apple under this name, which is striped with red and ripens in August.

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

Althorp Pippin Welsh Pippin