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Bedford Pippin
type: Dessert
synonyms: Sometimes referred to as simply "Bedford @?????" which is actually an ornamental apple.
summary: A nutty and sweet dessert apple developed by the Laxton Brothers in the 1900s.
identification: Yellow skinned, flushed dull orange and with marked with scattered pale red stripes and scattered patches of russet. A yellow-skinned apple with a dull orange flush and russeting, known for its nutty and sweet flesh.
characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, sweet and nutty.
origins: A cross of King of the Pippins Golden Winter Pearmain with pollen from @???? Ribston Pippin Ribston Pippin carried out by the Laxton Brothers Nursery in Bedford (U.K.) before 1934.
cold storage: Ripens and keeps well in cold storage.
harvest: Best picked somewhat early and left to ripen completely in cold storage for up to two months.
notes: Also, sometimes mistakenly called Bedford Red ( Bedford Red ) as well as Red Pippin ( Red Pippin ). Both of these are distinctly different cultivars.
pollination group: B
pollination peak: 5
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 4
harvest period: 4
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