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London Pippin
type: Cooking, Sauce
synonyms: Bastard Calvill, Calville du Roi, Citron d’Hiver, Five Crown, Five?Crowned Pippin, Galibro Pippin, London, London Golden Pippin, New London Pippin, Old London Pippin, Royal Somerset, White London Pippin, White Pippin
identification: Medium size, round and flattened, sometimes conic. Ribbed on the sides, prominent ridges on the crown. Skin base colour is greenish yellow maturing to lemon yellow, usually with a brownish red blush on the sun exposed face. The eye is moderately large and partly open, set in a shallow, ribbed basin. The stem is short, medium thick and set in a deep and narrow, green?russeted cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is white with greenish tinges, firm and tender. Juicy with a nutty flavour. Brisk. Keeps well fo months in storage.
uses: A heritage cooking apple which holds its shape when baked and makes a flavourful yellowish sauce.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spreading tree. Spur bearing. Ready for harvest in the middle of the FOURTH perio
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab.
pollination group: E
pollination peak: 15
ploidism: Self sterile. Group E. Day 15.
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