Ribston Pippin

Chance seedling

Ribston Pepping (also Ribston Pippin ) also Goldrabau, English Granatrenette, Travers rennet, Glory of York or nonpareil d' Angleterre is one belonging to the rennet apples old variety of cultural apple (Malus domestica), to the castle Ribston at Knaresborough in already 1708 Yorkshire emerged lands belonging as a chance seedling ( from an apple cores obtained from three of Normandy ) and was further spread from there.

Fruit

The uniformly shaped fruit is medium in size ( 5-6 cm high and 6-7 cm wide), has a dry (not oily ) dish with first green-yellow, with increasing maturity pale golden yellow color and red striped top color. The yellow-white flesh is initially fixed, but crumbly with increasing maturity and is juicy and with a sweet and aromatic flavor.

Ribston Pepping is a winter apple, he is in his mid to late October and picked, and ready to eat from December to February / March.

Tree

The medium- fast growing tree forms quickly broad crowns and is suitable for all types of education. As for the location it is very demanding - it requires a nutrient -rich deep soil, preferably coastal climate with high humidity and mild winters. His high site requirements mean that he is to be found in the commercial cultivation hardly. He is also prone to mildew.

The triploid variety is a poor pollinator.

A basket of apples, variety Ribston Pepping

Fruits of Ribston Pepping

Others

From the variety Ribston Pepping numerous apple varieties come from:

  • Cox Orange - by Richard Cox bred as a chance seedling Holsteiner Cox - a chance seedling
  • Alcmene - intersection with Councillor Dr. Oldenburg
  • Fiesta - junction with Idared
  • Rubinette - junction with Golden Delicious
  • Shampion - junction with Golden Delicious
  • (possibly ) James Grieve - a chance seedling
  • (possibly ) Ingrid Marie - a chance seedling
  • Karmijn de Sonnaville
Species England Cox's Orange Pippin
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