Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Sturmer Pippin is a genuine long-keeping winter apple. Firm and distinctly sharp at harvest, it slowly matures and sweetens in storage, often reaching its best quality between February and March. We recommend it for warm, sheltered locations because its exceptionally late ripening requires a long autumn. In cooler European regions, the fruit may remain excessively sharp.

Sturmer Pippin

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

A sharp-tasting late-season Victorian apple which keeps very well.

Choose your tree form

1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Low-stem tree – approx. 60 cm stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

Apple rootstock options

Bittenfelder – approx. 6 m mature height

EM9 – approx. 2.5 m mature height

M116 – approx. 4 m mature height

MM111 – approx. 4 m mature height

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SKU: 13591 Categories: Apple trees, Eating apple trees

Description

Sturmer Pippin was discovered in the early 19th century in England, and became an important variety in the Victorian England. It is an excellent keeper – an important quality in the era before refrigeration was widespread.

When picked in late fall the flavor is sharp and acidic – ideal for those who like a tart-tasting apple. It mellows and sweetens during storage, to become the perfect winter apple.

The acidic flavor and dense flesh is reminscent of Granny Smith, although it is not thought to be related.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Old English variety found at Sturmer, near Haverhill in Suffolk, in the early 19th century.

Origin

Period of origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Harvest period

Eating / keeping period

Use

Sweetness / acidity

Disease resistance

Self-fertility

Partially self-fertile

Pollinator value

Good pollinizer

Ploidy

Probably diploid

Origin and identity

Parentage

Probable Ribston Pippin × Nonpareil

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Medium vigour, upright-spreading habit, spur-bearing, good production

Disease behaviour

Scab

Susceptible

Canker

Susceptible in cool, damp climates

Pollination

Compatible pollinating varieties

For reliable fruit set, plant at least one variety with a compatible flowering period nearby. Flowering period: 3 - mid season.

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Harvest calendar

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Additional variety information for Sturmer Pippin is provided in partnership with Orange Pippin.