White Fall Pippin
AppleWhite Fall Pippin
Origin & History
Known in the Louisville market as the Fall Pippin of Louisville. This handsome fruit appears in quantities in the Louisville market every fall. Its cultivation does not appear to have been widely extended, nor has its origin been traced. It has been thought to resemble the Spanish Reinette, though direct comparison has not been made.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form: Very large, slightly uneven, roundish-flattened or globular-oblate.
Surface: Smooth, pale yellow, not bronzed or blushed, but having a whitish striping toward the stem end. Dots scattered, minute, dark.
Stem: Very short.
Cavity: Wide, wavy.
Basin: Abrupt, narrow, deep and folded.
Eye: Small, long, closed.
Core: Wide, regular, somewhat open, clasping the eye.
Seeds: Numerous, angular.
Flesh & Flavor: Flesh yellowish-white, breaking, juicy. Flavor sub-acid, aromatic and rich.
Season
October.
Uses
Useful for cooking, drying, and table.
Subtypes & Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)White Fall Pippin.
FALL PIPPIN OF LOUISVILLE.
This handsome fruit is seen in quantities in the Louisville market every fall. Its cultivation does not appear to have been widely extended, nor has its origin been traced. It has been thought to resemble the Spanish Reinette, with which I have not had an opportunity to compare it.
Fruit very large, slightly uneven, roundish-flattened or globular-oblate; Surface smooth, pale yellow, not bronzed or blushed, but having a whitish striping toward the stem end; Dots scattered, minute, dark.
Basin abrupt, narrow, deep and folded; Eye small, long, closed.
Cavity wide, wavy; Stem very short.
Core wide, regular, somewhat open, clasping the eye; Seeds numerous, angular; Flesh yellowish-white, breaking, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic and rich; Useful for cooking, drying, and table; Season October.