Origin

Parentage believed to be Ribston Pippin

Ribston Pippin

Ribston Pippin is a triploid cultivar of apple.-Synonyms:Essex Pippin, Beautiful Pippin, Formosa, Glory of York, Ribstone, Rockhill's Russet and Travers.-Origin:...

 and Nonpareil.

Sturmer Pippin is recorded as being presented to the Horticultural Society (later Royal Horticultural Society

Royal Horticultural Society

The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...

) by Ezekiel Dillistone in 1827.. The apple takes its name from the village of Sturmer, Essex

Sturmer, Essex

Sturmer is a village in the county of Essex, England, United Kingdom, close to the county border with Suffolk.The church of St Mary's was built in the eleventh century....

.

Description

Medium sized, bright green becoming greenish yellow flushed red. Picking mid to end November for season January to April. One of the best English keeping apples Sturmer Pippin became widely grown and exported from Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

 and New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

from the 1890s..

External links

• Sturmer pippins at Sturmer Nurseries