Pleasant Valley Pippin
ApplePleasant Valley Pippin
Origin / History
Of unknown origin. Received from New Jersey (Downing).
Tree
Moderately vigorous, upright spreading.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish, inclining to conic (Downing); roundish-oblate (Thomas), also given as roundish, oblate (Lowther).
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Small, closed.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish yellow (Downing, Thomas); yellow (Lowther).
Dots: Brown or gray (Downing).
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy. Flavor mild, pleasant subacid. Quality "good to very good" (Downing); Thomas rates it "good", Lowther "very good".
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November (Downing); winter (Thomas, Lowther).
Uses
Both kitchen and market (Lowther).
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
- Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914) — listed as Pleasant Valley (Pippin)
- Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903) — listed as Pleasant Valley
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1845) from Massachusetts
- Winship's Nursery (Brighton Nurseries , operated by the Winship family), Brighton (Boston) , Massachusetts — 1845
View original book sources (3)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Pleasant Valley Pippin.
Of unknown origin. Received from New Jersey. Tree moderately vigorous, upright spreading.
Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to conic, greenish yellow, with brown or gray dots. Calyx small, closed. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid. Good to very good. October, November.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Pleasant Valley. (Pleasant Valley Pippin.) Medium, roundish-oblate, greenish-yellow; good. Winter.
— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)Pleasant Valley (Pippin). Size: medium. Form: roundish (oblate). Color: yellow. Quality: very good. Use: both kitchen and market. Season: winter.