Image: Alfriston on tree, National Fruit Collection (acc. 1957-178)
Description: :Alfriston apples on the tree. Synonyms: Alfreston, Alfristan, Freen Grove, Green Goose, Lord Gweyder's Newton Pippin, Lord Gwydir's Newton Pippin, Lord Gwydr's Newton Pippin, Lord Gwydr's Newtown Pippin, Lord Gwydyr's Newton Pippin, Lord Gwydyr's Newtown Pippin, Shepherd's Pippin, Shepherd's Seedling, Shepherd's Seedling Pippin, Shepperd's Seedling NFC's description of the apple is: "Raised in the late 1700s by Mr Shepherd at Uckfield, Sussex and named Shepherd's Pippin. Re-named Alfriston in 1819. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1920. Fruits are soft, coarse-textured, not very juicy and acid. Cooks well."
Title: Alfriston on tree, National Fruit Collection (acc. 1957-178)
Credit: http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?varid=108&&acc=1957178&&fruit=apple
Author: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale.
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