Medenham Pippin
AppleMEDENHAM PIPPIN
Origin / History
This variety was distributed in error with grafts of Norfolk Beauty, and is therefore occasionally confused with that sort. Of no particular merit.
Tree
Growth moderate; fertile. Leaf oval, sharply pointed, held stiffly up, upfolded, twisted, bi-serrate, dark green.
Fruit
Size: Medium, 2¼ by 2½.
Form: Round, slightly conical and flattened.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Very narrow, deep, russet.
Calyx: Eye closed.
Basin: Wide, slightly ribbed.
Skin: Colour golden-yellow, flushed with brownish-red and with broad, indistinct stripes.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh firm, yellow, juicy, of excellent flavor.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Dessert, September to October.
Uses
Dessert.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)MEDENHAM PIPPIN. Dessert, September to October, medium, 2¼ by 2½, round, slightly conical and flattened. Colour, golden-yellow, flushed with brownish-red and with broad, indistinct stripes. Flesh, firm, yellow, juicy, of excellent flavour. Eye closed in a wide, slightly ribbed basin. Stem, short, in a very narrow deep russet cavity. Growth, moderate; fertile. Leaf, oval, sharply pointed, held stiffly up, upfolded, twisted, bi-serrate, dark green. Origin, this was distributed in error with grafts of Norfolk Beauty, and is therefore occasionally confused with that sort. Of no particular merit.