Biology:Wyken Pippin
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Short description: Apple cultivar
Wyken Pippin is an old cultivar of domesticated apple originating in the Netherlands,[1] or have originated in the garden of the Wyken Manor house in England from a seedling that was sourcing back to the Netherlands or Belgium,[2] possibly in the early 1700s.[3] It has several other names including 'Alford Prize' and 'Pheasant's Eye'.[4]
It is a small greenish-yellow fruit with lenticels, flattened shape and intense[2] and delicious flavor. Flesh texture is dense. Uses are mainly for fresh eating.[5] It has a lower content of vitamin C relative to other apple cultivars.[1] It was one of the top cultivars to be used for home gardening in the 19th century.[5] It is an ancestor of Laxton's Superb.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wyken Pippin at Orange Pippin website.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trees of Antiquity
- ↑ "Wyken Pippin Apples". https://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Wyken_Pippin_Apples_14289.php.
- ↑ National Fruit Collection, http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?varid=6934&, retrieved 31 October 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cooks Info
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