Dessert apple
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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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