Genus Malus Origin France Rank Cultivar | Species M. domestica Higher classification Apple | |
Similar Apples, Belle de Boskoop, Cox's Orange Pippin, Reinette du Canada, James Grieve apple |
Apple variety king of the pippins
King of the Pippins or Reine de Reinettes (French) is an old cultivar of domesticated apple originating from France, and is still used in its original form as well as in many derivative cultivars that have been bred from it. It was also formerly known as Golden Winter Pearmain, because of its ripening period at late fall.
Unlike most apple cultivars it is slightly self-fertile.
It has earned the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993.
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