Wyken_Pippin

Wyken Pippin

Wyken Pippin

Apple cultivar

Wyken Pippin is an old cultivar of domesticated apple originating in the Netherlands,[1] or have originated in the garden of the Wyken Manor house in England from a seedling that was sourcing back to the Netherlands or Belgium,[2] possibly in the early 1700s.[3] It has several other names including 'Alford Prize' and 'Pheasant's Eye'.[4]

It is a small greenish-yellow fruit with lenticels, flattened shape and intense[2] and delicious flavor. Flesh texture is dense. Uses are mainly for fresh eating.[5] It has a lower content of vitamin C relative to other apple cultivars.[1] It was one of the top cultivars to be used for home gardening in the 19th century.[5] It is an ancestor of Laxton's Superb.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Wyken Pippin at Orange Pippin website.
  2. [2]
    Trees of Antiquity
  3. [3]
    "Wyken Pippin Apples". Speciality Produce. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. [4]
    National Fruit Collection, retrieved 31 October 2015
  5. [5]
    Cooks Info


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