In October, and shipped across the Atlantic, and it would still be rather tasty in April,” Mr. The main advantage of the Newtown Pippin was that it kept very well. “It’s relatively homely looking compared to what we expect of an apple,” Mr. He has been pushing the Newtown Pippin in New York City since 2005.īut the lopsided green apple does not have the photogenic appeal that New Yorkers tend to favor. “It’s the only significant apple from New York City,” said Erik Baard, who has been advocating on behalf of the Newtown Pippin. Benjamin Franklin is credited with importing barrels of the fruit in 1759 when he was The apple became popular in Europe, and Queen Victoria liked it so much that she lifted the import tax on American-grown apples. Monticello: Thomas Jefferson and the Origins of American Horticulture.” “It’s both tart and sweet at the same time.” Hatch, the director of Monticello’s gardens and grounds and author of a book called “The Fruits and Fruit Trees of “It has a little bit more of a sophisticated flavor to it,” said Peter J. Jefferson famously declared from France, “They have no apples here to compare with our Newtown Pippin.” Mount Vernon, where they continue to grow to this day. Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were fans of the Newtown Pippin and planted them on their respective estates of Monticello and It is believed to be one of the only - if not the only - apple that originated in the five boroughs of New York City.īut the Newtown Pippin has long faded from local orchards (though it has remained a niche product in Virginia under the name Albermarle Pippin).īut historically, the Newtown Pippin has a rich legacy with the Founding Fathers. The apple in question is the Newtown Pippin, which originated in what is now Elmhurst, Queens, around 1720 and then ascended to become a trademark apple for Colonial America. The apple of the Big Apple is almost nearly always portrayed as red (despite City Hall’s recent environmental aspirations).Ī coalition of local environmental groups and a city councilman are pushing for a lopsided, mottled green apple to be the “official apple of New York.” Thomas Jefferson Foundation Some believe that the green, lopsided Newtown Pippin apple, which originated in Queens and went on to be popular during the Colonial period, should be the official apple of New York City.
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