Robinson's Pippin
AppleRobinson's Pippin
Origin/History
Robinson's Pippin is an old English apple variety of little value.
Fruit
Size and Form Small, roundish oblate.
Skin Greenish yellow, bronzed in the sun.
Flesh and Flavor Greenish, tender, juicy, sharp subacid or acid.
Season
December to February.
Tree
Not described in source.
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 1 catalog (1901) from Missouri
- Mountain Grove Nurseries (Tippin & Moore , Proprietors; Geo. T. Tippin, J. W. Tippin, J. C. Moore), Mountain Grove , Missouri — 1901 — listed as Robinson Pippin
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