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

  1. 1 2 3 Wyken Pippin at Orange Pippin website.
  2. 1 2 Trees of Antiquity
  3. ↑ "Wyken Pippin Apples". Speciality Produce. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ↑ National Fruit Collection, retrieved 31 October 2015
  5. 1 2 Cooks Info


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