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Wormsley Pippin
type: Cooking, Eating
synonyms: Knight's Codlin
identification: Medium to large size, round to round conic and angular with five distinct knobs at the crown. The skin is yellow, often tinged orange on the sun exposed face, and marked with dark lenticels. The stem is short and set in a deep cavity which is heavily russet lined.
characteristics: The flesh is yellow, tender and crisp. Sweet, brisk and aromatic. Fruity.
uses: Eating and cooking apple.
origins: Raised by Thomas Knight who introduced it in 1811. Knight named it for Wormsley Grange in Herefordshire UK where he was born.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spreading tree. Bears fruit on spurs.
cold storage: Keeps up to two months.
harvest: In the middle of the third period. Problems:ababab
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Self sterile. Group D. Day 12.
cold storage weeks: 8
harvest period: 3
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