NORMAN'S PIPPIN

Apple

Origin / History

Origin unrecorded; generally considered to be a monastic importation. An excellent variety deserving of wider cultivation.

Tree

Growth habit compact. Fertile. Leaves upfolded.

Fruit

Form and Size: Medium, 2¾ by 2 inches. Round, regular form.

Stem and Cavity: Stem very long and thin, inserted in a rather narrow, deep cavity.

Calyx and Basin: Eye open in a shallow, even basin.

Skin: Pale greenish-yellow with russet markings and occasional faint flush. Surface marked by remarkable dots.

Flesh and Flavor: Firm but soft, yellowish. Rich flavor.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

January to March.

Uses

Dessert.

Other

The very long stem and remarkable dots on the fruit render this variety easily distinguishable.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900) from England

George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900

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NORMAN'S PIPPIN. Dessert, January to March, medium, 2¾ by 2, round, regular. Colour, pale greenish-yellow with russet markings and occasional faint flush. Flesh, firm but soft, yellowish, of rich flavour. Eye, open in a shallow even basin. Stem, very long and thin, in a rather narrow, deep cavity. Growth, compact; fertile. Leaf, upfolded. Origin, unrecorded; generally considered to be a monastic importation. An excellent variety deserving of wider cultivation. The very long stem and remarkable dots on fruit render it easily distinguishable.

Normanton Wonder: see Wellington.

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

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