King of the Pippins

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'King of the Pippins'
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Genus Malus
Species M. domestica
Cultivar 'King of the Pippins'
OriginFlag of France.svg  France
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King of the Pippins or Reine des Reinettes [1] [2] [3] (French) is an old cultivar of domesticated apple originating from France, and is still used in its original form as well as in many derivative cultivars that have been bred from it. [4] It was also formerly known as Golden Winter Pearmain, [1] because of its ripening period at late fall. [2]

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Unlike most apple cultivars it is slightly self-fertile. [3]

It earned the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993. [5] Density 0.83 g/cc, sugar 12,5%, acid 7.7 g/litre, vitamin C 15 mg/100g. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "King of the Pippins", National Fruit Collection, University of Reading and Brogdale Collections, retrieved 18 October 2015
  2. 1 2 Big Horse Creek Farm
  3. 1 2 Cooks Info
  4. King of the Pippins by Orange Pippin
  5. "RHS Plant Selector - Malus domestica 'King of the Pippins'" . Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. Obstsorten-Atlas, 1996