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Essex Pippin
Very similar to Blenheim Orange.
Origin: Essex UK, 1831
Pollination: Essex Pippin is a self-sterile triploid and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find 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 Essex Pippin
First recorded in 1831. Presumed to have arisen in Essex. Indistinguishable from Blenheim Orange.Characteristics of Essex Pippin apple trees
| Use | Dual Cul & Des |
| Colour | Flushed |
| Flavour | Nutty |
| Fruit size | Large |
| Picking time | Late Sep/Early Oct |
| Season of use | Oct-Dec |
| Tree vigour | Vigorous |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Partial tip-bearer |
| Cropping | Biennial |
| Pollination date | 12 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile triploid |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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