Stone Pippin

Apple

Stone Pippin

Origin/History
Not described in source.

Tree
Free grower and abundant bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Below medium; roundish
Stem: Not described in source
Cavity: Not described in source
Calyx: Not described in source
Basin: Not described in source
Skin: Yellowish green; slight tinge of red in the sun
Flesh and Flavor: White, firm, brisk, rich, sweet
Core and Seeds: Not described in source

Season
November to March.

Uses
Cooking.

Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.

Other
Historically recorded as Norfolk Stone Pippin, White Stone Pippin, and White Pippin. Valuable long-keeping fruit.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Stone Pippin.

Norfolk Stone Pippin. White Stone Pippin. White Pippin.

A valuable long-keeping cooking fruit. Tree a free grower and abundant bearer.

Fruit below medium, roundish, yellowish green, slight tinge of red in the sun. Flesh white, firm, brisk, rich, sweet. November to March.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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