Queen Cox apple
A popular self-fertile sport of Cox's Orange Pippin, similar excellent flavour but slightly easier to grow.
Queen Cox is a self-fertile sport of Cox's Orange Pippin. It has a slightly improved coloration, and the flavour is just as good as the original.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that it is a bit more reliable than Cox's Orange Pippin - though this is still a very challenging variety to grow.
Sometimes known as Cox SF18.
Also known as
- Cox Queen
Summary
- Species: Malus domestica
- Parentage: A sport of Cox's Orange Pippin
- Origin: Bristol, England, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1975
- Developed by: Long Ashton Research Station
- Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 154100
Identification
- Fruit colour: Red / Orange flush
- Flesh colour: Cream
- Fruit size: Medium
- Bultitude apple group: 7. Flushed / striped, some russeting, sweet
Using
- Good for eating fresh
- Good for juice
- Good for hard cider
- Flavour quality: Exceptional
- Flavour style: Aromatic
- Ripening period: Mid-Late season
- Use / keeping: 1-2 months
Growing
- Cropping: Good
- Flowering period: Mid season
- Flowering group: 3
- Fertility: Self-fertile Queen Cox is a self-fertile sport of Cox's Orange Pippin (which is self-sterile)
- Triploid: No
- Vigour: Average growth
- Gardening skill: Some skill needed
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- General disease resistance: Poor
Climate
- Suitable for warm climates
- Suitable for temperate climates
Disease resistance
- Bacterial canker Pseudomonas syringae - Some susceptibility
- Scab - Some susceptibility
- Mildew - Some susceptibility
Relationships to other varieties
This variety is a sport (natural genetic mutation) of:
Queen Cox identification photos from official fruit collections
Queen Cox identification photos from website visitors
Copyright: Jeff
Copyright: Jeff
Fruit tree register
Do you have a tree of this variety in your garden or orchard? If so please register the details here and contribute to our international register of fruit trees.
The following Queen Cox trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree.
You can also view these trees on a map.
United States
- Dave Liezen in Spokane, WA
- Glenn Grossman in VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
United Kingdom
- Darren Pearson in GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- Jeff in LEICESTER,
- John Dench in ETCHINGHAM, EAST SUSSEX
- John Ellis in SALISBURY, Wiltshire
- Jon Drakes in Keelby, Lincolnshire
- Keat Lee in BRISTOL, AVON
- Mary Phillips in WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE
- Philip Wray in ANDOVER, HAMPSHIRE
Latest Spring blossom records for this variety
2011 season
- 22nd May 2011 - tree owned by Dave in Spokane, United States
- 24th April 2011 - tree owned by Jeff in LEICESTER, United Kingdom
- 17th April 2011 - tree owned by Jon in Keelby, United Kingdom
2010 season
- 16th May 2010 - tree owned by Jon in Keelby, United Kingdom
- 13th May 2010 - tree owned by Dave in Spokane, United States
Record your blossom dates in our Fruit Tree Register - more >>.
Latest harvest records for this variety
2011 season
2010 season
- 3rd week September 2010 - tree owned by Dave in Spokane, United States
Mature heights for Queen Cox trees
This table shows the likely mature height for a Queen Cox tree taking into account the vigor of the variety, the rootstock, and soil conditions.
| Rootstock | Soil quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | Below average | Average | Above average | Very good | |
| P22 | 2.5 ft 0.8 m |
3.1 ft 0.9 m |
3.7 ft 1.1 m |
4.3 ft 1.3 m |
4.9 ft 1.5 m |
| M27 | 2.8 ft 0.9 m |
3.5 ft 1.1 m |
4.2 ft 1.3 m |
4.9 ft 1.5 m |
5.6 ft 1.7 m |
| M9 | 4.2 ft 1.3 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.4 ft 2.3 m |
8.4 ft 2.6 m |
| Bud.9 | 4.2 ft 1.3 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.4 ft 2.3 m |
8.4 ft 2.6 m |
| Geneva 16 | 4.2 ft 1.3 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.4 ft 2.3 m |
8.4 ft 2.6 m |
| Geneva 11 | 4.9 ft 1.5 m |
6.1 ft 1.9 m |
7.4 ft 2.3 m |
8.6 ft 2.6 m |
9.8 ft 3.0 m |
| M26 | 5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.6 ft 2.0 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.2 ft 2.8 m |
10.5 ft 3.2 m |
| Geneva 30 | 5.6 ft 1.7 m |
7.0 ft 2.1 m |
8.4 ft 2.6 m |
9.8 ft 3.0 m |
11.2 ft 3.4 m |
| MM102 | 5.6 ft 1.7 m |
7.0 ft 2.1 m |
8.4 ft 2.6 m |
9.8 ft 3.0 m |
11.2 ft 3.4 m |
| M7 | 6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.5 ft 2.9 m |
11.0 ft 3.4 m |
12.6 ft 3.9 m |
| M116 | 6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.5 ft 2.9 m |
11.0 ft 3.4 m |
12.6 ft 3.9 m |
| MM106 | 7.0 ft 2.1 m |
8.8 ft 2.7 m |
10.5 ft 3.2 m |
12.3 ft 3.8 m |
14.0 ft 4.3 m |
| MM111 | 8.4 ft 2.6 m |
10.5 ft 3.2 m |
12.6 ft 3.9 m |
14.7 ft 4.5 m |
16.8 ft 5.2 m |
| Bud.118 | 9.1 ft 2.8 m |
11.4 ft 3.5 m |
13.7 ft 4.2 m |
15.9 ft 4.9 m |
18.2 ft 5.6 m |
| M25 | 10.5 ft 3.2 m |
13.1 ft 4.0 m |
15.8 ft 4.8 m |
18.4 ft 5.6 m |
21.0 ft 6.4 m |
From an idea by N. Buck - more details.
Where to buy apples
The following orchards and suppliers offer Queen Cox apples for sale. map >
United Statesmap >
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Mainemap >
- Lamb Abbey Orchards, Union
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Washingtonmap >
- Hockinson Hill Orchard, Brush Prairie
Canadamap >
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British Columbiamap >
- Dragonfly Farm, Salt Spring Island
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