Apple - Ribston Pippin

£22.00 - £63.50
Type: 
Dessert
Ready to pick: 
October
Use fruit: 
October - January
Pollination: 
Group B (self-sterile)
Botanic Name: 
Malus domestica 'Ribston Pippin'
Synonyms: 
Glory of York
Originated: 
Yorkshire,UK (1707)

Description

This variety was discovered at Ribston Hall near Knaresborough, and is thought to have come from a seed taken there from Normandy in 1688, and given to Sir Henry Goodricke. The first tree blew down in 1810 but did not die until 1835, when a young shoot sprouted and survived until a gale in 1928. The fruit that we offer is a direct descendent of this. The tree is a good cropper being hardy and prolific throughout northern Europe and The fruit is of excellent quality, with an intense, rich aromatic flavour, and firm juicy deep cream flesh.

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