Queen of the Pippins
AppleQueen of the Pippins
Origin / History
Origin unknown. Foreign. The description appears in A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium.
Form: Roundish conical, truncated.
Stem: Stalk slender.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Calyx open.
Basin: Basin large.
Skin: Fine yellow, shaded, splashed, and marbled with red.
Dots: Few gray dots.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish white, firm, crisp, slightly aromatic. Good to very good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November, December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901 — listed as Queen Pippin
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913 — listed as Queen Pippin
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Queen of the Pippins. Reine des Reinettes. Origin unknown. Foreign. Fruit medium, roundish conical, truncated, fine yellow, shaded, splashed, and marbled with red, few gray dots. Stalk slender. Calyx open. Basin large. Flesh yellowish white, firm, crisp, slightly aromatic. Good to very good. November, December.