Wyken Pippin

Wyken Pippin is an old cultivar of domesticated apple originating in the Netherlands,[1] or have originated in the garden of the Wyken Manor house in England from a seedling that was sourcing back to the Netherlands or Belgium.[2]

It is a small greenish-yellow fruit with lenticels, flattened shape and intense[2] and delicious flavor. Flesh texture is dense. Uses mainly for fresh eating.[3] Has a lower content of Vitamin C relative to other apple cultivars.[1] Was one of the top cultivars to be used for home gardening in the 1800s.[3] Is an ancestor of Laxton's Superb.[1]

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