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Bow Hill Pippin

A sweet late dessert apple with a slightly nutty flavour.

Origin: Kent UK, 1893

Pollination: Bow Hill Pippin is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.  Pollination partners

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History and description of Bow Hill Pippin

Raised by A S White of Bow Hill, Maidstone, Kent, UK. Introduced by the nurseryman George Bunyard of Maidstone c1893. Received RHS Award of Merit 1893. Medium to large, round fruit. Red flush and stripes over yellowish green skin. Firm deep cream flesh. Sweet, nutty flavour. Good cropper

Characteristics of Bow Hill Pippin apple trees

UseCulinary
ColourFlushed
FlavourSweet
Fruit sizeMedium
Picking timeEarly Oct
Season of useNov-Feb
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habitUpright-spreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
CroppingGood
Pollination date11
Pollination groupC
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners