Other Fruits

Pippin Apples!

At Hocking Hills Orchard, here at the Four Seasons Cabins, we grow many different varieties of Apples, Pears, Grapes and other fruit.

The apple varieties in this group all have "pippin" in the name. Pippin is an old word that means "seedling". The flavor ranges from sweet-tart to very sweet to pear like.

They are great eating. More great tastes to try.

Apple varieties

• Cox's Orange Pippin

(1825 Buckinghamshire, England, UK) Ribston Pippin x Blenheim Orange. Medium size fruit, shape intermediate, truncate-conic, convex, not ribbed. Skin golden yellow flushed brownish red, faint striped russet. Flesh tender, crisp, yellow. Flavor sweet, slightly subacid, aromatic. Richly flavored dessert apple. Ripens from mid-Sept to mid-Oct.

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• Fall Pippin

(1806 USA) Possibly a seedling Holland Pippin or White Spanish Reinette. Large size fruit. Yellow-green skin with some dull orange blush. Flesh firm, cream-colored. Flavor subacid. Ripens mid-October.

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• Golden Pippin

(1629 Sussex, England, UK) Medium size fruit. Shape intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex, not ribbed. Skin golden with a deeper tinge, dotted with russet and white. Flesh firm, crisp, yellow. Flavor sweet, subacid, rich, good for cider and dessert. Ripens Sept.

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• Green Newtown Pippin

(1759 USA) Medium to large fruit. Solid pale green skin. Juicy, tart, crisp white flesh. Thought to have been extinct but was discovered growing along a city street in Oregon. Recognized by the distinctive "corkscrew" branches. Ripens mid-October.

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• Isle of Wight Pippin

(1817 but thought to be much older Isle of Wight, UK) Small size fruit. Shape rectangular to truncate conic, convex, not or very slightly ribbed. Skin yellow orange with small russet patches, a little rough greasy. Flesh firm, white tinged green. Flavor slightly sweet, slightly aromatic. Ripens in October.

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• Kerry Pippin

(1802 Ireland) Medium size fruit. Skin 30-70% red, blushed. Shape round conic. Flesh hard, cream-colored. Flavor subacid. Ripens early September.

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• King of the Pippins

(1862 but much older England, UK) Medium to large size. Shape intermediate to tall, conic, convex not ribbed. Skin greenish yellow flushed red with some brown russet. Flesh firm, crisp, white tinged yellow. Flavor sweet, rich vinous. Ripens in late September. One of the best late dessert apples.

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• Lemon Pippin

(1700 England, UK) Medium size fruit. Shape tall, truncate-conic, convex, often a large protuberance at stalk, not ribbed. Skin yellow, dotted. Flesh firm, crisp greenish white. Flavor acid. Ripens in October.

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• Newtown Pippin

(early 1700's Newtown, Long Island, New York, USA) Medium to large squat fruit. Yellowish-green with some russeting around the stem. Rich, aromatic, crisp, coarse, creamy yellow flesh with a refreshing tartness. High quality dessert, cider and cooking. A favorite of George Washington.

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• Pine Golden Pippin

(1861 England, UK) Medium to large size fruit. Shape flat to intermediate, rectangular, convex. Flesh tender, yellowish white. Flavor subacid, like pineapple. Ripens in late September.

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• Venus Pippin

(1800 Devon, England, UK) Medium to large size fruit. Shape tall, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex, ribbed on body, fairly prominently at apex. Skin pale yellow-green, faint pinkish brown flush, dotted, rough. Flesh tender, soft coarse, creamy white. Flavor slightly sweet, slightly acid. Ripens in late August.

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