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Orange Pippin Trees
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Varieties
3 varieties
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Flowering group
- 4
Picking season
- Late
Self-fertility
- Partially self-fertile
Category
- Late-season eating apples
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Categories
Apples
6
Mid-season eating apples
1
Late eating apples
3
Cooking apples
2
Dual-purpose apples
1
Cider apples
1
Pears
2
Dessert pears
2
Cooking pears
1
Stock availability
All
3
In stock
3
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
2
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
2
Spindlebush
1
2-year half-standard
2
Premium half-standard
1
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
2
Cordon-trained
Espalier
Fan-trained
Step-over
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
2
Medium
2
Large
2
Very large
2
N/A
Rootstocks
M9
2
?
M26
2
?
MM106
2
?
M25
2
?
Supplied as
Bare-root
3
12L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
Average
3
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
3
Not self-fertile
8
Flowering group
?
1
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
1
Average
2
Poor
Ploidy
?
Diploid
3
Triploid
Universal pollinator
?
Yes
No
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
3
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
3
Mild damp climates
Warm climates
1
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
3
Using
Picking month
June
July
August
September
October
November
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
Late
3
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
2
Good
1
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
1
3 months or more
2
Food uses
Eating fresh
3
Culinary
2
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
1
Juice
1
Hard cider
1
Drying
Edible fruits
Flavour style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
1
Sharper
Sweeter
2
Aromatic
Vinous
Cooking result
Puree
Textured puree
Keeps shape
2
Juice style
Sweeter
Sharper
Sweet (cider)
Sharp (cider)
Bittersweet (cider)
Bittersharp (cider)
Cling-stone
Freestone
Semi-freestone
Clingstone
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
Average
2
Poor
Scab
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Mildew
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
1
Bacterial canker
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Silverleaf
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fruit splitting
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
France
1
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
1
United States
1
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1
1850 - 1899
2
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
2000
Flowering month
March
April
May
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
Orange / Red
1
Orange flush
1
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
1
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Apple trees
Golden Delicious
The flavour of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Apple trees
King of the Pippins
A popular and versatile dual-purpose apple, widely grown in the Victorian era.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Laxton's Superb
Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
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