Robinson's Pippin
AppleRobinson'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
- Mountain Grove Nurseries (Tippin & Moore , Proprietors; Geo. T. Tippin, J. W. Tippin, J. C. Moore), Mountain Grove , Missouri — 1901
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)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.
Pepin de Robinson