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] possibly in the early 1700s.^[3] It has several other names including 'Alford Prize' and 'Pheasant's Eye'.^[4]

It is a small greenish-yellow fruit with lenticels, flattened shape and intense^[2] and delicious flavor. Flesh texture is dense. Uses are mainly for fresh eating.^[5] It has a lower content of vitamin C relative to other apple cultivars.^[1] It was one of the top cultivars to be used for home gardening in the 19th century.^[5] It is an ancestor of Laxton's Superb.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Wyken Pippin at Orange Pippin website.
^ ^a ^b Trees of Antiquity
^ "Wyken Pippin Apples". Speciality Produce. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ National Fruit Collection, retrieved 31 October 2015
^ ^a ^b Cooks Info

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[pip-1] Wyken Pippin at Orange Pippin website.

[ant-2] Trees of Antiquity

[3] "Wyken Pippin Apples". Speciality Produce. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[4] National Fruit Collection, retrieved 31 October 2015

[cook-5] Cooks Info

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