Galloway Pippin

An old Scottish dual purpose apple. Quite sharp in flavour and best used early as a cooker.

Origin: Scotland UK, 1871

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

British-grown 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. More ...

Galloway Pippin apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2026

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 2027. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Galloway Pippin

Galloway Pippin arose Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland. First brought to notice in 1871 but thought to be much older. Received RHS First Class Certificate 1871. A dual purpose apple, best used early for cooking when it has a quite rich flavour and keeps its shape. As a dessert apple it can be quite sharp.

A very large, regular, flat-round fruit. Distinctly flattened at base and apex. Pale green background skin colour becoming pale yellow. Some fruits one-quarter flushed light brown. Creamy-white flesh, a little coarse textured, firm, juicy and crisp.

A tree of moderate vigour. Spreading. Hardy. Good cropper.

Characteristics of Galloway Pippin apple trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Subacid
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Late Sep/Early Oct
Season of use	Nov-Feb
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Suitable for	Hardy Northern Britain
Special features	Attractive Blossom
Pollination date	14
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners