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King of the Pippins

syn. Aranyparmen, die Englische Winter-Goldparmane, Englische Winter Gold Parmaene, Englische Winter Gold Parmane, Englische Winter Gold Pearmain, Englische Winter Gold-Parmane, Englische Winter Golden Pearmain, Englische Winter Goldparmane, Englische Winter Winter-Gold-Parmane, Englische Winter-Gold-Parmane, Englische Winter-Goldparmane, Englische Wintergoldparmane, English Winter Golden Pear, George I, George II, Gold Parmaene, Gold Parmane, Golden Winter Pearmain, Golden Winter-Pearmain, Golden-Winter-Pearmain, Goldparmane, Goldreinette, Guld Pearmain, Guld-Pearmain, Guldparman, Guldpearmain, Gullparman, Hampshire Golden Pippin, Hampshire King of the Pippins, Hampshire Yellow, Hampshire Yellow Golden Pippin, Hamshire Yellow, Herzogs Reinette, Jone's Southampton Pippin, Jones, Jones Southampton Pippin, Jones Southampton Pippins, Jones' Southampton Pippin, Jones' Southampton Yellow, Jones's Southampton Pippin, King of Pippins, King of the Pippin, King Pippin, Krolowa renet, Orange Pearmain, Parm einette, Parmain d'Or, Parmain Doree, Parmaine Doree, Parmen zimnii zolotoi, Parmena zlata, Parmena zlata zimna, Parmena zlata zimni, Pearmain Dorata, Pearmain Dorato, Pearmain dorato d'inverno, Pearmain Dore, Pearmain Dore d'hiver, Pearmain Doree, Pearmain Doree d'Hiver, Pearmain-doree d'hiver, Pike's Pearmain, Polosatii Safran, Polosatii shafran, Prince of Pippins, Prince's Pippin, Princess Pippin, Queen of the Pippins, Regina delle Renette, Reine des Reinettes, Reinette d'Oree, Reinette de Friesland Hative, Reinette de la Couronne, Reinette Siavee, Seek no Farther, Seek no Further, Seek-no-Further, Shropshire Pippin, Teli arany parmen, The King of Pippins, Ventinus Ellacott, Ventinuss Ellicott Pippin, Ventmus Ellicott Pippin, Ventmuss Ellicot, Ventmuss Ellicott, Ventmuss Ellicott Pippin, Vermillon Raye, Vermillon Rayee, Vinter Guldpearmain, Winter Gol Parmane, Winter Gold Parmaene, Winter Gold Parmane, Winter Gold Pearmain, Winter Goldparmane, Winter Pearmain, Winter-Gold-Parmane, Winter-Goldparmane, Wintergoldparmane, Zimni zlote parmena, Zimnii zolotoi parmen, Zlata zimni parmena, Zlatna parmena, Zlota Reneta, Zlotoi Parmen

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 2 accessions

Origin confused but is identical to Reine des Reinettes grown in France. Introduced by Kirke of Brompton as King of the Pippins, but prior name appears to have been Golden Winter Pearmain. First recorded in 1800. Fruits are firm, juicy and subacid with a

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Accession 1957-218 · King of the Pippins

Picking time
Early October
Flowering
7th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 20th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
Globose conical
Russet
very low
Firmness
firm
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour pattern
striped/solid flush

Accession 1972-030 · King of the Pippins

Picking time
early october
Flowering
6th May (10%) · 12th May (full) · 19th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Tree
upright
Flavour
sweet, aromatic
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
intermediate, conic, convex to straight
Fruit width
62 mm
Over colour
flushed orange, streaked red
Russet type
dotted russet
Flesh colour
yellowish white
Fruit height
56 mm
Flesh texture
firm
Ground colour
golden

Source · National Fruit Collection

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