The World of Apples

Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Pig's Nose Pippin

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

Thought to have originated in Hereford, England. Described in 1884. Fruits have fine, crisp flesh with a sweet flavour.

Pig's Nose Pippin
Where Pig's Nose Pippin came from.

Sources

  1. Pig's Nose Pippin (accession 1945 - 179), 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 october).