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Upton Pyne
type: Cooking, Cider, Eating, Sauce
synonyms: Upton Pine
identification: Large to very large apple, round and sometimes round conic.. The skin base colour is green to gold at maturity. Look for a reddish blush marked with scarlet broken stripes. No russeting. The eye is medium size and partly open, set in a somewhat shallow and wide basin. The stem is long and slender, set in a medium deep and wide cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is white, firm, coarse?grained. Juicy and sweet?sharp with a distinct pineapple flavour
uses: Can be eaten fresh but also used in cooking, expecially for a flavourful, brisk sauce. Also used for cider.
origins: Raised by George Pyne near Topsham Devon, U.K. and introduced in 1910. It was presented and favourably received at the 1933 Royal Horticultural Society s showing.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spreading tree. Bears fruit on spurs.
cold storage: Keeps up to four months.
harvest: Over a span of several weeks starting early in the fourth period. Problems: Resistant to scab and mildew.
notes: There is a village name of Upton Pyne located about
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 11
ploidism: Self sterile. Group C. Day 11. The flowers are pink fringed.
cold storage weeks: 16
harvest period: 4
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