Semi-dwarf, deciduous fruit tree The fruit ripens late in autumn as the skin turns an olive green color. The flesh is greenish-white, juicy, crisp, and with a fine aroma. Stores well 'Albemarle Pippin' was one of Thomas Jefferson's two favorite table apples, the other being 'Esopus Spitzenburg'. He planted as many as 50 'Albemarle Pippin' in the South Orchard at Monticello between 1769 and 1814. The variety originated in Newtown, New York in the 18th century, and is usually known as 'Newtown Pippin' for that reason. Jefferson wrote from Paris in 1786, "They (Europeans) have no apples here to compare with our Newtown Pippin." Benjamin Franklin reputedly introduced the variety into England, as an example of a superior American fruit variety, and in the 19th century, Queen Victoria fancied the fruit so much as to exempt Virginia-grown apples from an import tax. Pippin apples store well through winter in a cool cellar or refrigerator. This tree will ship bare root. One year grafted M111 is approximately 4-5' tall.
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