Chips

An early season dual purpose apple which keeps its shape when cooked.

Origin: Kent UK, 1867

Pollination: Chips is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Chips

Chips apple was raised in about 1867 by Mr Sturgeon probably in Kent, UK. Smooth flushed skin. Can be dull with poor colouring. Crisp flesh with with some astringency. Keeps its shape when cooked.

Characteristics of Chips apple trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Aug/Sep
Season of use	Aug-Sep
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Special features	Cooked Keeps Shape
Pollination date	8
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners