Blenheim Orange facts for kids
The Blenheim Orange is a special type of apple. It is also sometimes called Kempster's Pippin. This apple was first found in England around 1740. It grew near a place called Woodstock, Oxfordshire, close to Blenheim. People often use this apple for cooking.
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History of the Blenheim Orange
A tailor named George Kempster discovered this apple. He planted the original apple seed. Locally, people knew it as "Kempster's Pippin." This apple started to be listed in books around 1818.
In 1820, it won a special award called the Banksian Silver Medal. This award came from the Royal Horticultural Society. After winning the medal, the Blenheim Orange apple became very popular. It spread from England to other parts of Europe and even to America.
What the Apple Looks Like and Tastes Like
The skin of a Blenheim Orange apple is usually greenish-yellow. It can also be orange with red stripes. This apple has a unique taste, often described as nutty. It is excellent for cooking because it becomes a fine puree when heated. It does not stay in slices.
The Blenheim Orange apple contains about 12% sugar. It also has 11 grams of acid per liter. For every 100 grams of apple, there is about 12 milligrams of vitamin C.
About the Blenheim Orange Tree
The Blenheim Orange apple tree is very strong and grows quickly. It is a type of apple called a triploid variety. This means it has three sets of chromosomes instead of two.
On a regular rootstock, the tree can grow taller than 30 feet. It takes a while for the tree to start producing fruit. However, once it does, it will produce a lot of apples. Gardeners often need to thin out the fruit. This helps control its habit of producing heavily only every other year. This is called biennial bearing.
See also
In Spanish: Blenheim Orange para niños
