
Blenheim Orange
Accession
Geneva, NY (USDA)
Synonyms
Blenheim, Blenheim Pippin, Woodstock Pippin
Origin
Old Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England; c. 1740
Season
October
Uses
Cooking, Fresh eating, Dessert
Distinctive Features
oblate, bright orange skin, large open calyx
Resembles
Cox’s Orange Pippin, Bietigeimer, Colorado Orange, Benoni, Canadian Strawberry, Wagener
Status of Name
Verified
DNA Information
Assumed to be correct; not tested