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Tyroler Pippin

Apple

Origin and History

A Swiss apple, known as Reinette der Tyrol.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small to medium, roundish.

Skin: Yellow with dull red, broken stripes in the sun.

Flesh and Flavor: White, veined with green, firm, sugary.

Season

Winter.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Tyroler Pippin.

Reinette der Tyrol.

A Swiss Apple.

Fruit small to medium, roundish, yellow, with dull red, broken stripes in the sun. Flesh white, veined with green, firm, sugary. Winter. (Verg.)

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Reinette der Tyrol