Greasy Pippin (Northern Ireland)
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Originated from Ireland. It was described in 1951. Fruits become very greasy. Flesh is firm and crisp and has a sweet flavour.
Sources
- Greasy Pippin (Northern Ireland) (accession 1966 - 036), 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 (late september).
