Fearn's Pippin

An attractive small scarlet apple prized by the Victorians for the dining table.

Origin: London UK, 1780

Pollination: Fearn's Pippin is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners

Fearn's Pippin apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2024

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price
Maiden	M9Dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	MM106Semi-vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	MM111Vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	M25Very vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2025. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Fearn's Pippin

Raised in Mr Bagley’s garden in Fulham, London, before 1780. Highly prized in Victorian England and widely grown around London and in Kent until its decline in popularity in the 1890's. A small flat-round fruit. A brilliant scarlet flush and short broken red stripes almost completely cover the greenish yellow skin. White flesh, firm and juicy with pleasant lightly aromatic sweet-sharp flavour, later developing a hint of raspberry. Upright tree of moderate vigour. Good cropper.

Characteristics of Fearn's Pippin apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sweet-sharp
Fruit size	Small
Picking time	Early Oct
Season of use	Oct-Jan
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	9
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners