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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wyken Pippin at Orange Pippin website.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trees of Antiquity
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cooks Info