Ribston Pippin
Accession
Kennebunk, ME [York County]
Synonyms
Ribston, Ribbston Pippin, Ribstone Pippin, Ruscom Russet (?), Beautiful Pippin, Englische Granat-Reinette, Essex Pippin, Formosa, Formosa Pippin, Glory of York, Granat-Reinette, Nonpareille, Pepin Ribston, Reinette Grenade Auglaise, Reinette de Traver, Rockhill's Russet, Travers, Traavers Apple, Travers Peppin, Travers Reinette
Origin
Yorkshire, England; about 1707
Season
Fall- Winter
Uses
Fresh eating/dessert
Distinctive Features
deep yellow-green skin with orange blush, red streaks and russet at base and apex, numerous dots, short stem and large cavity
Resembles
Hubbardston Nonesuch, Starkey, Sloan
Status of Name
Verified Visually by Experts
DNA Information
Assumed to be correct; not tested
