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King of the Pippins or Reine des ReinettesBig Horse Creek Farm
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by Orange Pippin It was also formerly known as Golden Winter Pearmain, because of its ripening period at late fall. Unlike most
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King of the Pippins or Reine des ReinettesBig Horse Creek Farm/ref> ( French) is an old
cultivar
A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...
of domesticated apple originating from France
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, and is still used in its original form as well as in many derivative cultivars that have been bred from it.King of the Pippinsby Orange Pippin It was also formerly known as Golden Winter Pearmain, because of its ripening period at late fall. Unlike most
apple cultivars
Over 7,500 cultivars of the culinary or eating apple (''Malus domestica'') are known. Some are extremely important economically as commercial products, though the vast majority are not suitable for mass production. In the following list, use f ...
it is slightly self-fertile.Cooks Info/ref> It earned the
Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.
History
The Award of Garden Merit ...
by the Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.
The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...
in 1993.
Density 0.83 g/cc, sugar 12,5%, acid 7.7 g/litre, vitamin C 15 mg/100g. Obstsorten-Atlas, 1996
See also
*'Allington Pippin
'Allington Pippin' is an English cultivar of domesticated apple, with a strong flavour that includes hints of pineapple.Clarke Pearmain
'Clarke Pearmain', also called 'Golden Pearmain', 'Glouster Pearmain, 'Yellow Pearmain', and possibly the same as 'Columbian Russet', is a medium-sized apple cultivar. It was grown at Monticello by Thomas Jefferson.
See also
*'King of the Pippins ...
', also known as 'Golden Pearmain'
* Reinette
References
External links
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