Newtown Pippin Apple Rootstock/Size:M111 Semi-Standard (1 yr. older): 5-6 ft. (Pruned to 5 ft. for shipping)

Newtown Pippin Apple Rootstock/Size:M111 Semi-Standard (1 yr. older): 5-6 ft. (Pruned to 5 ft. for shipping)Overview Newtown Pippin is one of the oldest American apples, originating as a chance seedling in Newtown (now Elmhurst), Queens Long Island, New York in the late 1600s to early 1700s. It has long been regarded as a high quality dessert apple with exceptional keeping ability and was historically prized for winter use after extended storage. History & Parentage Parentage is unknown (seedling origin). The cultivar has circulated under several names,

Northern Blue

and generally “grower-friendly

Luke tried one of Purvis' Bill’s Nectar Peachcots a few years ago

They come on earlier but they hang on the tree a long time and stay good without getting mealy

Because it is grafted to full-size Manchurian apricot rootstock

Ripening Time in Montana

They may retain many Burton-like qualities—late ripening

and respectable fresh-eating quality with moderate storage for a summer apple

Perfect for Mid-Summer Harvest

with a maximum around 140 g (3

A sport of the green D’Anjou pear—meaning one of the limbs naturally mutated to produce red fruit and that limb was then propagated—Red D’Anjou carries many of the same taste characteristics as its green counterpart

not insect-based