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Ortley Pippin

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Ortley Pippin

Origin and History

Originated in the orchard of Michael Ortley in South Jersey.

Tree Character

Grows strongly with upright, slender shoots. Bears abundantly.

Fruit Description

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

Skin: Greenish yellow, becoming fine yellow at maturity; sometimes with a sunny cheek.

Stalk: Slender, of medium length, inserted in a deep, acute cavity surrounded by russet.

Calyx: Closed, set in an abrupt, somewhat corrugated basin.

Flesh: White, fine-grained, tender, juicy, subacid, very pleasant.

Core: Large.

Quality: Good to very good.

Season and Storage

November to February.

Note on Nomenclature: This variety was known by numerous alternate names in period literature and catalogs (Woolman's Long, Greasy Pippin, White Bellefleur, Van Dyne, and others), reflecting regional propagation and nomenclatural variation. These are tracked in the canonical synonym database.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Ortley Pippin. Woolman's Long. Greasy Pippin. White Bellefleur. Van Dyne. Melting Pippin. Yellow Pippin. Woodward's Pippin. Davis White Bellflower. Ortley. White Bellflower. White Detroit. Hollow Cored Pippin. Green Bellflower. Jersey Greening. Crane's Pippin. Inman. Tom Woodward Pippin. Marrow Pippin. Ohio Favorite. Willow Leaf Pippin. White Pippin. Detroit. Davis. Warren Pippin. Golden Pippin. White Seek-no-Further. Tod's Golden Pippin.

Origin, orchard of Michael Ortley, South Jersey. It grows pretty strongly, with upright slender shoots, and bears abundantly.

Fruit medium to large, roundish oblong conic, greenish yellow, becoming fine yellow at maturity, sometimes with a sunny cheek. Stalk slender, of medium length, inserted in a deep, acute cavity, surrounded by russet. Calyx closed, set in an abrupt, somewhat corrugated basin. Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, juicy subacid, very pleasant. Good to very good. Core large. November to February.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Crane's Pippin Davis Davis White Bellflower Detroit Golden Pippin Greasy Pippin Green Bellflower Hollow Cored Pippin Inman Jersey Greening Marrow Pippin Melting Pippin Ohio Favorite Ortley ReiDetroit Tod's Golden Pippin Tom Woodward Pippin Van Dyne Warren Pippin White Belle-Fleur White Bellefleur White Bellflower White Detroit White Pippin White Seek-no-Further Willow Leaf Pippin Wolman's Long Wolman’s Long Woodward's Pippin Woolman's Long Yellow Pippin Ortley Green Seek-No-Further Rhode Island Greening Lowell American Golden Pippin Lowre Queen Fall Pippin Gloria Mundi Court of Wick Newark Pippin Holland Pippin Fall Harvey White Spanish Reinette Catshead Porter Belmont Golden Pippin Yellow Bellflower Mrs. Barron Muscat Reinette Detroit Black Jersey Black Detroit Red Lord Wolseley Golden Ball Devonshire Buckland Canada Reinette Peach