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Oslin
type: Culinary, Dessert
synonyms: Arbroath Oslin, Arbroath Pippin, Arbroth Pippin, Burr Knot, Golden Apple, Cornish Mother, Mother Apple (there is also a variety known as Mother or Mother which originated in North America), Orglon, Orgeline, Original Pippin, Oslin’s, Scotch Oslin, Summer Oslin, White Oslin
identification: Medium size, round and often flattened. The thick skin is green maturing to pale yellow and marked with abundant, small pink and russetted lenticels. The apple is prone to cracking which heals into prominent scars on the face. The calyx is medium size and partly, sometimes fully open, set in a shallow and wide basin. The stem is short and stout, set in a shallow and narrow cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, firm and crisp. Juicy, sweet with a hint of aniseed flavour.
uses: A highly-regarded eating apple.
origins: Grown at Arbroath Castle in Scotland in 1815, but may have been brought from France in the 1600s by the monks who dwelled there.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spreading tree. Bears fruit on spurs. Favours temperate, marine growing conditions.
cold storage: Does not keep well.
vulnerabilities: Prone to canker.
harvest: Ready for harvest late in the third period.
notes: This is one of the few apple varieties that can be easily rooted directly from first year growth.
pollination group: B
pollination peak: 7
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 2
harvest period: 3
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