High View Pippin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1911 by Frederick Fitzwater at Ernest Hill, Weybridge, Surrey. It received an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1928. Fruits have firm, fine-textured juicy flesh with a sweet, pleasant, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sturmer Pippin x Cox's Orange Pippin
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Narrow conical 2
Height
48.00 mm 2
Width
54.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
low 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Russet
low 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
High View Pippin
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register