Cox's Orange Pippin

Aromatic Popular British Apple

            [Acid-medium; Sugar-medium; Tannin-Medium/low]

Fresh, Cider

Complex, Fruity, Multi-purpose

Physical Attributes:

• Shape: Small-Medium round
• Skin: Green with orange flush and red stripes, some russeting
• Flesh: White, coarse-grained

Flavour:

            “English style of apple” with aromas of pears, melons, and fresh orange juice. Spiced honey, fruity flavour.

Neat History:

            Mixed parentage of Ribston Pippin x Margil x Blenheim Orange, identified between 1825-1830 by Richard Cox in Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire. It has since seen significant cultivation throughout the United Kingdom as one of the top-selling eating apples/

Growing Attributes:

• Precocity: Average
• Vigour: Average
• Disease Tolerance: Poor, but grows well in temperate regions
• Zone Hardiness: 5 (Map Link)
• Pollination Group: IV (Chart) (Diploid, Self-Fertile)
• Cropping: Biennial tendency, light crops
• Picking Season: Early October
• Storage: 1-3 months
• Special Care: Susceptible to bitter pit. Spur-bearing

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