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Allington Pepping

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
English connoisseur variety with a tart, complex aroma of orange, banana and raisin.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1884Dessert

Taste & characteristics

Taste

tartaromatic

Susceptibility & resistance

ScabBrown rot

Profile

Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Spicy connoisseur's dessert apple with a distinctive, complex aroma (hints of apple, orange, banana, lemon, raisin), more acidic than Cox's Orange; rated 2. Skin scab-resistant.

Growth

Weak vigour, often with dense fruit set.

Yield

Comes into bearing relatively early with dense crops; fruit cracking can cause rot.

Notes

A connoisseur's variety recommended with reservations, prized for fruit salads.

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