Biology:Upton Pyne apple
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Short description: Apple cultivar
| Malus pumila 'Upton Pyne' | |
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| Species | Malus pumila |
| Cultivar | 'Upton Pyne' |
| Breeder | George Pyne |
| Origin | Topsham Devon 1910 |
The Upton Pyne apple is a large cooking variety (also used as an eating apple) noted for its pineapple flavour.[1][2] In season December to March.[3]
It was introduced in 1910 and raised by George Pyne the owner of Denver Nurseries in Topsham Devon UK.[4] The apple was named after the village of Upton Pyne in Devon UK where his family originated.
In 1933 specimens were exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society.[4]
References
- ↑ "Apple - Upton Pyne - tasting notes, identification, review this apple tree". orangepippin.com. 2011. http://www.orangepippin.com/apples/upton-pyne. "Upton Pyne apple"
- ↑ "Upton Pyne", National Fruit Collection, University of Reading and Brogdale Collections, http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=6494&&fruit=apple, retrieved 12 November 2015
- ↑ "Upton Pyne". gardenappleid.co.uk. 2014. http://www.gardenappleid.co.uk/index.php/alphabetic-list-of-apples/71-upton-pyne.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Exeter Pomona". exeter-apples.org.uk. 2011. http://www.exeter-apples.org.uk/pomona.php.
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