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High View Pippin

A late dessert apple with an intense aromatic flavour.

Origin: Surrey UK, 1911

Pollination: High View Pippin is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.  Pollination partners

High View 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:

FormRootstockPriceQuantity
MaidenM9Dwarfing £39.00
MaidenM26Semi-dwarfing £39.00
MaidenMM106Semi-vigorous £39.00
MaidenMM111Vigorous £39.00
MaidenM25Very vigorous £39.00

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

History and description of High View Pippin

High View Pippin apple was raised in 1911 by F Fitzwater at Ernest Hill, Weybridge, Surrey. from a Sturmer Pippin X Cox's Orange Pippin. Received RHS Award of Merit in 1928.

A small/medium sized apple. Regular, conical, almost long-conical shape. Flattened at base and apex. Pale greenish yellow background colour becoming yellow. Up to one-half flushed bright orange with a few short, broken, red stripes. Fine russet covers the base and apex. Dry skin. Creamy white flesh, greenish around the core. Firm, fine-textured and sweet with quite intense aromatic flavour. Good cropper but fruit often small.

Characteristics of High View Pippin apple trees

UseDessert
ColourFlushed
FlavourSweet
Fruit sizeMedium
Picking timeMid Oct
Season of useNov-Mar
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habitUpright-spreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
CroppingGood
Pollination date12
Pollination groupD
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
ParentageCox's Orange Pippin
Sturmer Pippin