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Cockle Pippin
An aromatic late dessert apple popular in the 19th century.
Origin: Surrey UK, 1800
Pollination: Cockle Pippin is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
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All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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History and description of Cockle Pippin
Raised by Mr Cockle Godstone, Surrey, UK c1800. Popular in 19th Century England. Medium to large, round-conical fruit. Brownish-orange flush over a greenish-yellow skin, much of which is russetted. Firm, cream coloured flesh. Quite rich, sweet-sharp flavour. Keeps very well. Upright, heavy cropping tree.Characteristics of Cockle Pippin apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Flavour | Sweet-sharp |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Mid Oct |
| Season of use | Nov-Mar |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Heavy |
| Disease resistance | Mildew - Resistant Canker - Resistant Scab - Very resistant |
| Suitable for | Wet Regions |
| Pollination date | 11 |
| Pollination group | C |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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