Sunset apple

Malus domestica

Popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, and has a similar flavour albeit lacking some of the depth.

Sunset apple photo tape

Parentage: Cox's Orange Pippin
Origin: England
Introduced: 1918
Season: Oct-Dec
Apple cultivar ID: 105900


This apple looks like a Cox but is ready to pick earlier and is often quite small. Lovely for the children. and an opportunity for them to try what is quite an adult taste - intense, aromatic, and quite sharp.

Relationships to other apple varieties

Offspring of this variety

  • Pixie (distant descendant)

Parents and other ancestors of this variety

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03 Jun 2008 20:49   Marian Fitch from Somerset, UK
Reading the comments I wonder if my 'Sunset' is miss named. It never drops, always has to be picked and stays well on the tree. Large fruit with much red on it. Sweet and crisp, a lovely flavour.Reply to this comment
02 Jun 2008 01:20   terry moore from Midland Michigan
The apple is small, but is the most beautiful orange-red of any apple I have ever seen and I have seen almost 700 varieties..Reply to this comment
13 Nov 2007 15:54   Denise Fletcher from Bridport West Dorset
I have this apple and it doesnt EVER fruit after October so dont understand that summary on this site of its fruiting times! I love its crisp sharp taste, even the tiny ones taste lovely!Reply to this comment
11 Oct 2007 22:42   Dan Kissane from Co Kerry, Ireland
Picking now (11th Oct); superb apple - sweet, crisp, aromatic, very juicy. Small if not thinned, but this year I thinned early to one apple per truss and results are great.Reply to this comment
05 Oct 2007 23:04   A. Best from West Dorset, UK
Always crops well. A strong apple taste and very sweet when fully ripe. Crisp flesh and not sharp. Tends to drop. Less disease problems than the Cox. Texture becomes soft if kept.Reply to this comment
24 Sep 2007 11:47   M.D.Hayward from EX15
Very heavy crop. Interesting and complicated flavours. Far too sharp for a dessert apple. However, the whole family detests the Cox. Will juice them this year as a last resort. Expect to rip it out. Rgds. Malcolm Reply to this comment

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