White Summer Pippin
AppleWhite Summer Pippin
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish.
Skin: Straw color, mottled and variegated with russet and purple spots.
Flesh/Flavor: Tender and delicious.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August. Best eaten fresh off the tree.
Uses
Early dessert apple.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Description drawn from Ronalds.
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.
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