King of the Pippins or Reine des ReinettesBig Horse Creek Farm (French), Goldparmäne, Wintergoldparmäne (German) is an old cultivar of domesticated apple originating from France, and is still used in its original form as well as in many derivative cultivars that have been bred from it.King of the Pippins by Orange Pippin It was also formerly known as Golden Winter Pearmain,Hogg, The Fruit Manual, 1884 because of its ripening period at late fall.
Unlike most apple cultivars it is slightly self-fertile.Cooks Info
It earned the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993. Density 0.83 g/cc Sugar 12,5% Acidity 7.7 g/litre Vitamin C 15 mg/100g.
See also 'Allington Pippin' 'Clarke Pearmain', also known as 'Golden Pearmain' Reinette
References
External links Forum discussing similarities and differences between "King of the Pippins" and "Reine des Reinetttes" FruitWise