Stamford Pippin

Stamford Pippin

Origin & Character An English apple, noted by Hogg as first-rate for dessert.

Fruit

• Size: Above medium
• Form: Roundish
• Color: Yellow ground, with a tinge of orange where exposed to sun
• Flesh: Yellowish, firm, tender, and crisp; sweet with a brisk quality and pleasant aroma
• Tree characteristics: Not described in source
• Cavity, calyx, basin, skin texture, stem, core, and seeds: Not described in source

Season December to March.

Uses Dessert apple.

Note on source: This entry from Downing's 1900 edition is notably brief on physical detail. The description confirms the essential identifying features (roundish yellow form with orange tinge in sun, firm and crisp texture, pleasant aroma, winter season) but lacks the fuller cavity/calyx measurements, bark and twig descriptions, and bearing habit information typical of more detailed pomological records. For identification purposes, the flavor profile and appearance in cold storage are the strongest differentiating characteristics here.