Apple varieties, United Kingdom
East Lothian Pippin
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Thought to have originated from Scotland. It was first described in 1883. It is indistinguishable from Hill’s Seedling in the National Apple Collection. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with an acid flavour.
Sources
- East Lothian Pippin (accession 1949 - 279), 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 (mid august); the other names.
