Rollins Pippin

Apple

Rollins Pippin

Origin/History

Minnesota origin. One of the early seedlings that does not appear to be increasing in popularity.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Above medium; roundish oblate; regular.

Skin: Greenish yellow. Dots minute, white, obscure, with a few minute russet dots.

Stem: Long; deeply inserted.

Cavity: Regular, acuminate; usually with radiating patch of russet.

Basin: Rather shallow, with fine wrinkles.

Flesh and Flavor: White; juicy; fine grained; subacid; fair; good for cooking.

Core and Seeds: Core open, clasping. Tube conical. Stamens median. Seeds ten to twelve, plump.

Season

Winter.

Uses

Good for cooking.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Rollins Pippin—Origin, Minnesota; one of the early seedlings that does not appear to be increasing in popularity—Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, regular; surface greenish yellow; dots minute, white, obscure, with a few minute russet dots; cavity regular, acuminate, usually with radiating patch of russet; stem long, deeply inserted; basin rather shallow, with fine wrinkles. Core open, clasping; tube conical; stamens median; seeds ten to twelve; plump; flesh white, juicy, fine grained, subacid, fair, good for cooking. Winter.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)