The fruit is medium sized and roundish, with an orange/red blush and a stripe over a yellow background. The flesh is cream coloured, crisp, sweet, aromatic - "one of the richest flavoured apples".
Common Uses
Origin
A very old heritage variety, first being grown in Yorkshire, England, in the very early 1700s. Ribston Pippin is thought to be a parent of the Cox's Orange Pippin.
Pollination
This cultivar is a known pollen donor, and a triploid, but is self-sterile. Probably pollinated by the late early flowering varieties (e.g. Abas, Irish Peach, Lord Lambourne, McIntosh, Red Braeburn or Yarlington Mill) or the early mid-season flowering cul
Chill Hours
Blossom Time
Flowers early to mid-season
Harvest Time
Late season
Production Notes
Fruit keeps reasonably well, and some people think the flavour is at its best when the fruit has been off the tree for a few weeks.. Trees are quite upright, with a spreading habit, and moderate vigour. Spur-bearing.
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