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Downton Pippin
An old apple variety with a strong cidery flavour popular in Victorian England.
Origin: Shropshire UK, 1806
Pollination: Downton Pippin is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
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History and description of Downton Pippin
Downton Pippin was raised from Orange Pippin X Golden Pippin by T A Knight at Elton Manor, Ludlow, Shropshire and named after Downton Castle in Shropshire. First exhibited in 1806. A popular apple in Victorian times still found in some old orchards in the Teme Valley.Small sized, round or round-conical fruit. Smooth skin, greenish yellow becoming gold. Deep cream flesh. Crisp and juicy with an intense, almost cidery flavour. Although grown as a dessert apple it cooks well, keeping its shape and strong flavour.
A tree of moderate vigour. Good cropper.
Characteristics of Downton Pippin apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Flavour | Cidery |
| Fruit size | Small |
| Picking time | Mid Sep |
| Season of use | Sep-Oct |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Good |
| Pollination date | 12 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Parentage | Cox's Orange Pippin Golden Pippin |
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