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Old Varieties https://oldvarieties.com/contents1a Celebrating and remembering old fruit and vegetable varieties Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:22:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Apple – Ribston Pippin https://oldvarieties.com/contents1a/2009/09/apple-ribston-pippin/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:20:51 +0000 http://oldvarieties.com/contents1a/?p=306 The Ribston Pippin was raised at Ribston Hall in Yorkshire, England, from seed brought from Rouen in France.  It is thought to have been planted around 1707, receiving it’s first RHS Award of Merit in 1962.

Ribston Pippin
Ribston Pippin

Fruits have a red/yellow flush and the flesh a fine, firm, crisp texture which is juicy with a rich, sweet aromatic flavour.

Uses: Desert
Parents: Unknown
Flowers: Early to Mid May
Picking: Late September
Natural Storage: October – January


The Ribston Pippin apple can be found growing in the orchards of Acorn Bank House, Temple Sowerby, Cumbria.
Young trees available from Adams Apples




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