An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Pitmaston Pineapple Apple on G.969 (Spring 2025)
You are viewing a tree that will ship in Spring 2025. You can also find trees for 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.
Please Confirm
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
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.969 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Dwarf (45% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 12'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Apple Scab: Very Resistant
Fireblight: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 4
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Dwarf (45% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Pitmaston Pineapple Apple on G.969. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
See all pollination matches for Pitmaston Pineapple Apple on G.969
Featured Products
A few things we're loving right now...
Enterprise Apple on G.890
Carolina Belle Peach on BY520-9. Nematode Resistant Peach/nectarine
A full-flavored, freestone white peach.
Solarina Apple on G.935
A traditional semisharp cider apple from Spain.
Fantasia Nectarine on BY520-9. Nematode Resistant Peach/nectarine
A widely-grown, large, yellow-fleshed nectarine.