Pitmaston Pine Apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Mr White, steward to Lord Foley at Witley, England in about 1785. Introduced by Williams of Pitmaston, Worcester, England. Fruits have firm, juicy flesh with a sweet, rich, distinctive flavour.
Synonyms:
Ananas de Pitmaston, Pine-Apple, Pineapple, Pineapple Pippin, Pitmaston Pine, Pitmaston Pineapple, Reinette d'Ananas
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Croft Pendarren)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Parentage:
Golden Pippin x Unknown
Size
small 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Narrow conical 2
Ribbing
absent 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Russet
high-very high 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Pitmaston Pine Apple
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register