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King’s Acre Pippin
type: Eating
identification: Medium. Round conic. Skin base colour is dull green maturing to yellow, flushed reddish brown on the sun exposed face.
characteristics: Firm and coarse textured. Juicy and richly aromatic. Keeps two months in cold storage.
uses: Eating
origins: Herefordshire UK 1899, King’s Acre Nurseries, Sturmer Pippin and Ribston Pippin — Sturmer Pippin’ x ‘Ribston Pippin,’ Kings Acre Nursery, Hereford, ENGLAND, introduced, 1899
cultivation: Vigorous spreading spur bearer. Ready for harvest by the middle of the FOURTH period. Slightly susceptible to scab.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Self sterile triploid. Group D. Day 12.
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