NEW ROCK PIPPIN
AppleNew Rock Pippin
Origin/History
Raised by Mr. W. Pleasance, near Cambridge, England, and introduced to notice about 1821. Known in Germany as Neuer Stein Pepping.
Tree
Leaf medium, oval, serrate. Other tree characteristics not described in sources.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small to below medium (Bunyard gives dimensions of 2¼ inches by 1¾ inches); round-flattened, regular in outline.
Stem: Short, set in a shallow cavity.
Cavity: Shallow.
Calyx/Eye: Firmly closed, sitting almost on level with the surface, slightly beaded and wrinkled at the margin.
Basin: Not described in sources beyond what is implied by the eye description above.
Skin: The two sources describe the coloring at somewhat different stages or with some variation: Downing describes the skin as dull green, becoming brownish in the sun, with a slight tinge of red and considerable russet. Bunyard describes it as pale yellow with a golden-brown flush and almost entirely covered with russet.
Flesh/Flavor: Yellow (Downing), firm, juicy, rich, sweet, and excellently flavored. Downing rates it Good; Bunyard considers it one of the best late sorts.
Core/Seeds: Not described in sources.
Season
Downing gives November to February. Bunyard extends the season to April, consistent with his characterization as one of the best late dessert sorts.
Uses
Dessert.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in sources.
Other
Not described in sources.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)New Rock Pippin. From England. Fruit below medium, dull green, becoming brownish in the sun, slight tinge of red and considerable russet. Flesh yellow, firm, rich, sweet. Good. November to February.
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)NEW ROCK PIPPIN. G., Neuer Stein Pepping. Dessert, till April, small, 2¼ by 1¾, round flattened, regular. Colour, pale yellow with golden-brown flush and almost covered with russet. Flesh, firm, juicy, excellently flavoured. Eye, firmly closed almost on level, slightly beaded and wrinkled. Stem, short in a shallow cavity. Leaf, medium, oval, serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. W. Pleasance, near Cambridge, and introduced to notice about 1821. One of the best late sorts.