McCoy's Pippin

Apple

McCoy's Pippin

Origin/History

Originated in Loudon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Thomas (1903) corroborates the Pennsylvania origin.

Tree

Of medium, upright growth; productive. Valued as a showy market sort and also for cooking.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Oblate, a little oblique.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish white, with a shade of dull red on the sun-exposed side; brown dots.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, crisp, tender, moderately juicy; pleasant, mild subacid. Quality: Good.

Core/Seeds: Core small.

Season

October to December (Downing). Thomas describes the season as Autumn, consistent with Downing's October start.

Uses

Valued as a showy market sort and for cooking.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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McCoy's Pippin. Origin, Loudon, Mercer Co., Pa. Tree of medium upright growth, productive, valued as a showy market sort, and also for cooking. Fruit large, oblate, a little oblique, greenish white, a shade of dull red in the sun, brown dots. Flesh white, crisp, tender, moderately juicy, pleasant, mild subacid. Good. Core small. October, December.

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

McCoy's Pippin. Large, oblate, greenish-white; pleasant sub-acid, good. Autumn. Pa.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)