Herrings Pippin

Herrings Pippin is a traditional English dessert apple producing small to medium fruit with a rich, sweet-sharp flavour and fine aromatic character.

It is valued as a high-quality eating apple with good depth of flavour and historical orchard importance.

Features

• Small to medium dessert apple
• Rich sweet-sharp, aromatic flavour
• Firm, fine-textured flesh
• Excellent fresh eating quality
• Traditional heritage variety
• Moderately vigorous growth habit
• Reliable orchard performer

Origins / Notes

Herring's Pippin is an attractive heritage dessert apple producing large red fruits with crisp, juicy flesh and a distinctive aromatic flavour with subtle hints of aniseed. It is also suitable for cooking and is valued for its early harvest and excellent eating quality. 

Disease Resistance

Resistant to apple scab.

Pollination Season

Mid-season

Harvesting Season

Early season, typically harvested in early September.

Storage

Stores for around 1 month. Best eating window is from harvest through early autumn while the fruit remains crisp, juicy, and aromatic.