Name: Ultra-Soft Apple 'Ribston Pippin' - Reusable and Gentle, Available at Garden Plant Store.
SKU: D2FPD 1699875208
Price: 18.89 USD
Availability: InStock

Apple ‘Ribston Pippin’

Original price was: $26.99.Current price is: $18.89.

SKU: D2FPD 1699875208 Categories: Apples, Fruit Tag: WAITROSE

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Position: Full sun
Soil: Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil
Rate of growth: Average
Flowering period: April and May
Hardiness: Fully hardy

A robust, and award winning aromatic apple with a strong Victorian heritage. Its distinctive flavour peaks about a month after harvest, making it suitable for both eating and culinary uses, as well as producing a sweet and tart juice. This apple holds particular significance as the likely parent of the famous ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’. While ‘Ribston Pippin’ shares some of the aromatic characteristics of its renowned descendant when enjoyed fresh, it possesses a more pronounced sharpness, making it a preferred choice in culinary applications.

Pollination information: This apple belongs to pollination group 3, however it is partially self fertile, so does not need a pollinating partner to produce a crop of apples. For a bumper crop, it can be cross-pollinated with other apples in this group.

Garden care:

Keep the base of the tree weed free, fertilise at the beginning of each year and water regularly during hot, dry spells. The main prune should be done in the winter as long as it isn’t frosty or freezing. Take out the 3D’s (dead, dying and diseased wood) and create an open shape. Then reduce the leaders back by a third. Aim to create an airy structure without any crisscrossing branches. In August summer prune. Shorten any side shoots (or laterals) which are longer than 20cm back to three leaves. This will allow the sun to ripen the fruit and encourage more fruit buds. Make sure that the growth you’re cutting away feels firm to the touch.