Victoria Pippin
AppleVictoria Pippin
Origin and History
Originated as a chance seedling on the farm of John Benge, near Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland. Named in honor of Queen Victoria by Benge, an Englishman.
Tree
A healthy, vigorous grower forming a round, rather spreading head. An early and moderate bearer producing fruit every year, with full crops occurring on alternate years. Not a rich, high-flavored table apple, but highly valued in its locality for culinary purposes and for market use.
Fruit
Size: Medium to large.
Form: Oblate to roundish oblate.
Stem: Short and small.
Cavity: Rather large; sometimes exhibits slight russet.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Broad, moderately deep, and slightly uneven.
Skin: Yellow, shaded, striped, and splashed rather thinly over most of the surface with light and dark red, and pretty thickly sprinkled with grayish and brown dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish yellow, rather coarse, juicy, sprightly subacid, and of good quality.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September and October.
Uses
Valued for culinary purposes and for market use.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Victoria Pippin.
A chance seedling on the farm of John Benge, near Elkton, Cecil County, Md., and being an Englishman, named it in honor of his Queen. Tree a healthy, vigorous grower, making a round, rather spreading head; an early and moderate bearer every year, but full crops on alternate years; it is not a rich, high-flavored table apple, but is highly valued in its locality for culinary purposes and for market.
Fruit medium to large, oblate to roundish oblate; skin yellow, shaded, striped and splashed rather thinly over most of the surface with light and dark red, and pretty thickly sprinkled with grayish and brown dots; stalk short, small; cavity rather large, sometimes slight russet; calyx closed; basin broad, moderately deep, a little uneven; flesh whitish yellow, rather coarse, juicy, sprightly subacid, and of good quality. September, October.