Settle Pippin
AppleSettle Pippin
Origin / History
Old apple of unknown origin, supposed to be Maryland or Virginia. Downing calls it a popular apple of its season in Winchester and the lower part of the Shenandoah Valley. Thomas's entry carries the abbreviation "Va."
Tree
Thrifty and vigorous, making a fine head. An early and annual bearer.
Fruit
Size: Medium or nearly so.
Form: Roundish oblate conic.
Stem: Short, small.
Cavity: Rather large, deep.
Calyx: Small, closed.
Basin: Rather shallow, broad, corrugated.
Skin: White, shaded with light red.
Dots: A few, brown, sprinkled.
Flesh and flavor: Quite white, fine, crisp, tender, juicy. Mild subacid, refreshing; Thomas gives "pleasant."
Core and seeds: Core small.
Season
September, November (Downing); Thomas gives autumn.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1884) from California
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1884 — listed as English Codlin
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Settle Pippin.
Superb White. Hex's White. Hick's White. Adams White. Settle's Superb. Gloucester White, incorrectly. English Codlin, incorrectly.
An old apple of unknown origin, supposed to be Maryland or Virginia; it is a popular apple in Winchester and the lower part of the Shenandoah Valley of its season; tree thrifty and vigorous, making a fine head; an early and annual bearer.
Fruit medium or nearly so, roundish oblate conic; skin white, shaded with light red, and sprinkled with a few brown dots; stalk short, small; cavity rather large, deep; calyx small, closed; basin rather shallow, broad, corrugated; flesh quite white, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid, refreshing; core small. September, November.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Settle Pippin. Medium, white shaded light red; flesh white, crisp, juicy, pleasant. Autumn. Va.