Champlain Apple

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Summer Pippin

A medium-sized apple with smooth, greenish-yellow, tender skin that ripens slowly. Sometimes there will be light russeting on the skin.

The apple is round but not always regularly so.

The white, fine-grained flesh is tender and juicy, sometimes with a tinge of yellow. The taste has just a bit of tartness.

The trees are usually found in old orchards.

Cooking Tips for Champlain Apple

Good for eating out of hand or cooking with.

History Notes for Champlain Apple

Possibly originated in Virginia. Released 1850. Was popular in mid-1800s America for home growing. Was listed as Summer Pippin in 1871 in American Pomological Society's Catalogue; in 1897, the name was changed to Champlain.

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