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New York Pippin
type: Dessert
identification: Large size, oblong in shape with five distinct ribs, often on side is higher than the other. The dull skin is greenish yellow with a flush of brown on the sun exposed face. Large patches of thin russet, especially in cool summers. The lenticels are green and sparse. The eye is closed and set in deep and irregular basin.The stem is short and slender, set deep in a wide, uneven cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is firm, crisp and tender, very juicy and sweet. Slightly aromatic. Keeps for up to five months in cold storage.
uses: An American heritage dessert apple.
origins: It was named the New York Pippin by Mr. Mackie, and first propagated in his nursery, at Norwich, about forty yea ago. (1831.)
cultivation: Vigorous
notes: This apple is not the famous Ben Davis of North America, sometimes called New York Pippin . [Apples of New York vol.1, p.68/1905].
ploidism: Self sterile.
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