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Pitmaston Pineapple Apple Scionwood (Spring 2024)


A pineapple-flavored russet from 18th century England. Also known as Pitmaston Pine, Pine Apple, Pitman Pine.

This is a small, upright, vigorous tree that is scab resistant but fireblight susceptible. Pitmaston will work well in a small garden; growers need only to take care to thin the fruit to maintain annual bearing.

The apple is small, almost crabapple sized, and covered with a velvety russet. The yellowish flesh is firm, fine textured, crisp, and aromatic. The flavor is outstanding and very distinctive. In Apples of Uncommon Character, Jacobsen writes "There's pineapple for sure, and pine needle too. . . . A smoky, raisony finish seals the deal." The pomologist Tom Burfurd puts this on his list of Top 20 dessert apples.

Perhaps a Golden Pippin seedling, this apple was first grown by a Mr. White, steward to Lord Foley in Pimaston, England. It was eventually introduced at the 1845 Exhibition of the Royal Horticultural Society.

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Quantity Pitmaston Pineapple Apple Scion
1 $12.00
2-5 $7.00
6-10 $6.00
11-99 $5.00
100+ $4.00

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Clean vs. Regular

Our clean scion is harvested from trees grown on G.16, which is extremely sensitive to viruses. These trees would not have survived if the scion contained viruses. Our clean wood has not been lab tested. Regular = may contain one of the common latent viruses; this is not usually a problem and can be used with most rootstocks.

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This is a small, upright, vigorous tree that is scab resistant but fireblight susceptible. Pitmaston will work well in a small garden; growers need only to take care to thin the fruit to maintain annual bearing.

The apple is small, almost crabapple sized, and covered with a velvety russet. The yellowish flesh is firm, fine textured, crisp, and aromatic. The flavor is outstanding and very distinctive. In Apples of Uncommon Character, Jacobsen writes "There's pineapple for sure, and pine needle too. . . . A smoky, raisony finish seals the deal." The pomologist Tom Burfurd puts this on his list of Top 20 dessert apples.

Perhaps a Golden Pippin seedling, this apple was first grown by a Mr. White, steward to Lord Foley in Pimaston, England. It was eventually introduced at the 1845 Exhibition of the Royal Horticultural Society.


The Fruit

Fruit Type

Category: Apple
Subcategory: Heirloom, Disease-Resistant

Fruit Uses & Storage

Uses: fresh eating
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)

Fruit Appearance

Skin color: russeted
Flesh color: yellow

Fruit Origins

Parentage: possible Golden Pippin seedling
Origin: Pitmaston, England
Introduced in: late 1700s
Introduced by: Mr. White

The Environment

Calendar & Geography

USDA zones: 5 - 7
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 15 (approximate, in New York State) + 0 days after McIntosh

Diseases & Pests

Apple Scab: Very Resistant
Fireblight: Susceptible

Pollination

Pollination Factors

Bloom group: 4
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid

Pollination Partners

This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Pitmaston Pineapple Apple. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.

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