The World of Apples

Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Bosbury Pippin

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:

Thought to have originated in the West of England. Recorded in 1920. Fruits have firm, pale yellow flesh with a sweet flavour.

Sources

  1. Bosbury Pippin (accession 1945 - 133), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (early september).