Only one orchard in the world grows this apple. Chipper, named for an owner of the Locust Grove Fruit Farm , has a pedestrian appearance: Medium to large, slight ribbed and slightly conical, with a dull red blush of varying saturation that covers about half the pale-yellow green peel. Although I bought this apple in late December, it is still reasonably firm, with a sweet cider aroma. Its calyx is open.
An amateur explores the pomaceous fruit