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Gogar Pippin
type: Dessert
synonyms: Stone Pippin but this name is also used for the Birmingham Pippin and the Norfolk Stone Pippin.
identification: Medium, round and slightly flattened with angular sides. The skin is pale green, lightly blushed brownish red on the sun exposed face. Russet lenticels which or red on the sun exposed face. The eye is closed. The stem is short and set in a shallow cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, tender, juicy. It is quite tart when first harvested but moderates in storage, becoming sweet tart..
uses: A dessert apple.
origins: Scotch origin, and is said to have originated at Gogor/Gogar House, near Edinburgh. Listed in 1850 catalogues
ploidism: Self sterile.
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