ribston pippin
Description
Intense, rich aromatic flavour. Firm juicy deep cream flesh. Excellent quality fruit and a good cropper. Origin Yorkshire c1707 It was discovered at Ribston Hall near Knaresborough and is though to come from a seed brought there in 1688. The tree blew down in 1810 but did not die until 1835, when a young shoot sprouted and survived until a gale in 1928.
Intense, rich aromatic flavour. Firm juicy deep cream flesh. Excellent quality fruit and a good cropper. Origin Yorkshire c1707 It was discovered at Ribston Hall near Knaresborough and is though to come from a seed brought there in 1688. The tree blew down in 1810 but did not die until 1835, when a young shoot sprouted and survived until a gale in 1928.
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Latin name: Malus domestica 'Ribston Pippin'
Type: dessert Uses: eat fresh, cooking Flavour: rich and aromatic Pollination group: 3 |
Flowering time: 3 May (start) 8 May (full) 16 May (over)
Picking time: October Eating/storing time: October - January Size: medium Rootstock: Year planted: |