'Allington Pippin' is an

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of domesticated

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, with a strong flavour that includes hints of

pineapple The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuri ...

.Allington Pippin
at Orange Pippin The Allington Pippin was developed prior to year 1884 by

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through a cross breeding of

Cox's Orange Pippin Cox's Orange Pippin, in Britain often referred to simply as Cox, is an apple cultivar first grown in 1825, at Colnbrook in Buckinghamshire, England, by the retired brewer and horticulturist Richard Cox. Though the parentage of the cultivar i ...

and the

King of the Pippins King of the Pippins or Reine des Reinettes (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.< ...

. This name was not given until 1894, when

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named it after the village of Allington near Maidstone in Kent, where one of the Bunyard's nurseries was situated. This apple is conical shaped and its outer skin is combined from flashy colours of red and orange, flushed and striped, with some

russeting Russeting or russetting is an abnormality of fruit skin which manifests in russet-colored (brownish) patches that are rougher than healthy skin. It is a common feature in apples and pears. Russeting is typically an undesirable trait, which reduce ...

. Its special mellowing to sharp fruit candy or pineapple flavour is appreciated in multipurpose use: cooking, fresh eating and flavourful

apple cider Apple cider (also called sweet cider, soft cider, or simply cider) is the name used in the United States and Canada for an unfiltered, unsweetened, non-alcoholic beverage made from apples. Though typically referred to simply as "cider" in the Un ...

. Allington is rather a strong fruit, it has a good storage record of three months or more, and keeps shape in cooking. 'Allington Pippin' has a

biennial bearing Biennial bearing (or alternate) bearing is a term used in pomology to refer to trees that have an irregular crop load from year to year. In the "on" year too much fruit is set, leading to small fruit size. Excess weight in the main branches can be ...

tendency, flowers are partially self-sterile, mid season; harvest period is late. The tree is average on general tendency to diseases, but blossom is susceptible to frost.

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