White Summer Pippin
AppleWhite Summer Pippin
Origin / History
Described in Ronalds and reproduced in A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), where it is listed as an early dessert Apple.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Straw color, mottled and variegated with some russet and purple spots.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Tender and delicious, if eaten off the tree in August.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Early. Recommended for eating off the tree in August.
Uses
Early dessert Apple.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)White Summer Pippin. An early dessert Apple, described in Ronalds as of medium size, roundish, straw color, mottled and variegated with some russet and purple spots. Flesh tender and delicious, if eaten off the tree in August.