Upton Pyne apple

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Malus pumila 'Upton Pyne'
SpeciesMalus pumila
Cultivar'Upton Pyne'
BreederGeorge Pyne
OriginTopsham Devon 1910

The Upton Pyne apple is a large cooking variety (also used as an eating apple) noted for its pineapple flavour.[1][2] In season December to March.[3]

It was introduced in 1910 and raised by George Pyne the owner of Denver Nurseries in Topsham Devon UK.[4] The apple was named after the village of Upton Pyne in Devon UK where his family originated.

In 1933 specimens were exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society.[4]

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