Biology:King of the Pippins
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Short description: Apple cultivar
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| Genus | Malus |
| Species | M. domestica |
| Cultivar | 'King of the Pippins' |
| Origin |  France |
King of the Pippins or Reine des Reinettes[1][2][3] (French), Goldparmäne, Wintergoldparmäne german is an old cultivar of domesticated apple originating from France , and is still used in its original form as well as in many derivative cultivars that have been bred from it.[4] It was also formerly known as Golden Winter Pearmain,[5][1] because of its ripening period at late fall.[2]
Unlike most apple cultivars it is slightly self-fertile.[3]
It earned the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993.[6]
- Density 0.83 g/cc
- Sugar 12,5%
- Acidity 7.7 g/litre
- Vitamin C 15 mg/100g.[7]
See also
- 'Allington Pippin'
- 'Clarke Pearmain', also known as 'Golden Pearmain'
- Reinette
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "King of the Pippins", National Fruit Collection, University of Reading and Brogdale Collections, http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=3236&&fruit=apple, retrieved 18 October 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Big Horse Creek Farm
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cooks Info
- ↑ King of the Pippins by Orange Pippin
- ↑ Hogg, The Fruit Manual, 1884
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Malus domestica 'King of the Pippins'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/112595/Malus-domestica-King-of-the-Pippins-(D)/Details.
- ↑ Silbereisen, Robert; Götz, Gerhard; Hartmann, Walter; Tambour, Gisela; Eberle, Christl (1996). Obstsorten – Atlas. Ulmer (Eugen). ISBN 9783800155378.
External links
- Forum discussing similarities and differences between "King of the Pippins" and "Reine des Reinetttes"
- FruitWise
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