Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Langley Pippin
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised by Veitch at Chelsea, London. First described in 1898. Introduced by Veitch. It received the Award of Merit from the RHS in 1898. Fruits have rather soft, juicy flesh with a moderate aromatic flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Langley Pippin United Kingdom, by 1898
- Seed parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
- Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
- Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
- Parent Nonpareil France, by the mid 1500s
- Pollen parent Gladstone
- Seed parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
Sources
- Langley Pippin (accession 1978 - 272), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the parentage; 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.
