King of the Pippins

Apple cultivar

'King of the Pippins'

Genus	Malus
Species	M. domestica
Cultivar	'King of the Pippins'
Origin	France

King of the Pippins or Reine des Reinettes^[1]^[2]^[3] (French), Goldparmäne, Wintergoldparmäne german is an old cultivar of domesticated apple originating from France, and is still used in its original form as well as in many derivative cultivars that have been bred from it.^[4] It was also formerly known as Golden Winter Pearmain,^[5]^[1] because of its ripening period at late fall.^[2]

Unlike most apple cultivars it is slightly self-fertile.^[3]

It earned the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993.^[6]

Density 0.83 g/cc
Sugar 12,5%
Acidity 7.7 g/litre
Vitamin C 15 mg/100g.^[7]

References

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^ ^a ^b "King of the Pippins", National Fruit Collection, University of Reading and Brogdale Collections, retrieved 18 October 2015
^ ^a ^b Big Horse Creek Farm
^ ^a ^b Cooks Info
^ King of the Pippins by Orange Pippin
^ Hogg, The Fruit Manual, 1884
^ "RHS Plant Selector - Malus domestica 'King of the Pippins'". Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Silbereisen, Robert; Götz, Gerhard; Hartmann, Walter; Tambour, Gisela; Eberle, Christl (1996). Obstsorten – Atlas. Ulmer (Eugen). ISBN 9783800155378.

External links

Forum discussing similarities and differences between "King of the Pippins" and "Reine des Reinetttes"
FruitWise

Apples

List of apple cultivars

Species

Malus domestica
Malus niedzwetzkyana
Malus sieversii

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