Wyken Pippin
AppleOrigin / History
An old variety, originated near Coventry, England.
Tree
Upright, hardy, and productive.
Fruit
Size: Below medium.
Form: Oblate conical.
Skin: Greenish yellow, with dull orange blush in sun, mottled and marbled and dotted with light russety patches and dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, tender, juicy, sweet subacid.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December, February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 6 catalogs (1894–1917) from England, Oregon
- Woodburn Nurseries , Woodburn, Marion Co. , Oregon — 1894
- Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Wykjen Pippin.
Warwickshire Pippin. Girkin Pippin. Arley.
An old variety, originated near Coventry, England. Tree upright, hardy, and productive.
Fruit below medium, oblate conical, greenish yellow, with dull orange blush in sun, mottled and marbled and dotted with light russety patches and dots. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, sweet subacid. December, February. (Ron.)