Apple 'Allington Pippin' Malus domestica 'Allington Pippin' (D)

ABOUT
'Allington Pippin' is a dual-purpose, late-season apple. It is partially self-fertile with pale pink flowers in pollination group 3. This cultivar is a good cropper producing pale yellow fruits flushed red-orange with a strong bitter-sweet, pineapple flavour
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Allington Pippin'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
4-8 metres
Spread
4-8 metres
Hardiness zones
H6
Light
Full Sun
Pruning
Regular pruning is required - see apple pruning; this cultivar is spur bearing
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Wall-side Borders Architectural Cottage & Informal Garden
Propogation
Propagate by chip budding or grafting onto a clonal rootstock for fruit. The rootstock used will largely determine size of the tree
Pests
Aphids, woolly aphid, rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, mussel scale, codling moth and caterpillars are the main pests on edible apples
Diseases
such as apple scab, apple canker and powdery mildews may be a problem. Can be affected by honey fungus