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Pittsburgh Pippin

Apple

Pittsburgh Pippin

Origin/History

Supposed origin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Tree

An irregular grower with somewhat drooping habit, generally a good bearer. Young shoots dull reddish brown, downy.

Fruit

Size and Form: Huge, oblate, obscurely ribbed.

Skin: Pale yellow, rarely with a blush, sparsely sprinkled with brown dots.

Stem: Short and small, positioned in a large cavity, sometimes a little russeted.

Cavity: Large.

Calyx: Nearly closed.

Basin: Broad and corrugated.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, juicy, tender, sprightly subacid. Quality: Good to very good.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November to April.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Pittsburgh Pippin. Flat Pippin. Swiss Pippin. Swiss Apple. Father Apple. William Tell. Schwitzer Apple. Greasy Back. Pippin. Wythe. Origin, supposed to be Pittsburgh, Pa. An irregular grower, somewhat drooping in habit, and generally a good bearer. Young shoots dull reddish brown, downy. Fruit huge, oblate, obscurely ribbed, pale yellow, rarely with a blush, sparsely sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk short and small, in a large cavity, sometimes a little russeted. Calyx nearly closed. Basin broad and corrugated. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, sprightly subacid. Good to very good. November to April.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Father Apple Flat Pippin Greasy Back Pippin Schweitzer Apfel Schwitzer Apple Swiss Apple Swiss Pippin William Teil William Tell Wythe Father Flat Pippin Wythe American Plate Golden Pippin Drap d'Or English Reinette Newtown Pippin Dutch Mignonne Pittsburg Pippin Pleasant Valley (Pippin) Pippin Green Newtown And Yellow Newtown William Tell