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Isle of Wight Pippin (European)
type: Cider, Dessert
synonyms: Isle of Wight Orange, Marygold and Marigold (both incorrect), Orange Pippin.
summary: Two varieties exist under the name Isle of Wight Pippin; one — discussed here — originated in the Normandy region of France some time during the 1700s. The other (please see Isle of Wight Pippin (North American) ) arose in the eastern United States, possibly during the early 1800s.
identification: The apples are medium size tending to small and round to round-flattened. The base colour is yellow over which are orange stripes and patches of a golden russet. There is sometimes a bright red patch on the sun-exposed face.
characteristics: The flesh is pale green is crisp and firm. Juicy, moderately sweet and tends to be somewhat sharp when first picked but becomes sweeter after a couple of weeks in storage.
origins: It is said to have originated in the Normandy region of northwestern France and carried to the Undercliff region of the Isle of Wight off the south coast of Britain during the late 1700s as a chance seedling by accident or intent. Britain's noted pomologist Robert Hogg stated in his 1851 edition of "British Pomology" that "It was carried across the English Channel to the Isle of Wight off Britain's south coast sometime during the late 1700s and reported to have been planted in the garden at Wrexall Cottage in the Undercliff area on Isle of Wight. According to Britain's Robert Hogg in his 1851 edition of "British Pomology" in which he stated "This is a very old variety, and is no doubt the Orange Apple of Ray and Worlidge. According to Mr. Knight, it is by some supposed to have been introduced from Normandy to the Isle of Wight, where it was first planted in the garden at Wrexall Cottage, near the Undercliff, where it was growing in 1817. There are several other varieties of apples known by the name of "Orange" and "Orange Pippin," but they are all very inferior to this."
progeny: Downton Castle (Isle of Wight x Golden Pippin)
cold storage: Keeps up to three months in storage.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to mildew and canker.
harvest: Ready for harvest early in the fifth period.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 5
sg: 1074
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