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Robinson's Pippin

Apple

Robinson's Pippin

Origin/History

An old English apple of little commercial value.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Roundish oblate.

Skin: Greenish yellow, bronzed in the sun.

Flesh and Flavor

Color: Greenish.

Texture: Tender, juicy.

Taste: Sharp subacid or acid.

Season

December, February.

Tree

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Missouri

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Robinson's Pippin.

An old English Apple of little value.

Fruit small, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, bronzed in the sun. Flesh greenish, tender, juicy, sharp subacid or acid. December, February.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Pepin de Robinson