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London Pippin

syn. Bastard Calvill, Bastard Kalvil, Bastard-Calvill, Bastard-Calville, Calville de Londres, Calville de Stafa, Calville du Haire, Calville du Roi, Citron d'Hiver, de Londres, Fine Crown Pippin, Five Crown, Five Crown Pippin, Five Crowned Peppin, Five Crowned Pippin, Five-Crown Pippin, Five-Crowned Pippin, Galibro Pippin, Grosse Reinette de Londres, Grune Englischer Calvill, Gruner Englischer Calvill, Jadrnac Londynsky, Kalvil Jioltii, Kalvil korolevskii, Kalvil Limonni, London, London Golden Pippin, London Peppin, London Pepping, London-Pepping, Londoner Grosse Reinette, Londoner Pepping, Londoni Pepin, Londonski pepin, Londynske, Londynsky Jadernac, Lounden Peppen, New London Pippin, New-London Pippin, Old London Pippin, Pepin de Londres, Pepin londonskii, Pepina Londynska, Peppin de Londres, Pippin de Londres, Pomme de Londres, Popina londynska, Poppina di Londra, Reinette de Londres, Royal Somerset, Selvatica di Londra, Statner Calviller, Werderscher Kalvill, White London Pippin, White Pippin, Winter Citronenapfel

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Originated in either Essex or Norfolk. It was recorded in 1580. Fruits have crisp, white, acid flesh.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
10th May (10%) · 15th May (full) · 24th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid
Ribbing
ribbed on body, prominently at eye
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
flat to intermediate, conic, convex
Fruit width
70 mm
Over colour
flushed brownish red
Flesh colour
greenish white, white inside core
Fruit height
56 mm
Flesh texture
firm, crisp, tender
Ground colour
yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Crown
strong
Shape
Broad globose conical
Crunch
crisp
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
firm
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
very low
Over colour pattern
washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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