Welcome to Orange Pippin

If you are interested in apple varieties, pears, cherries or plums, or orchards where these fruits are grown, you have come to the right place.

Our website is named after England's most famous apple variety - Cox's Orange Pippin - widely regarded as the finest of all dessert apples. 'Pippin' is an old English word derived from the French word for 'seedling', and like many old apple varieties Cox's Orange Pippin was discovered as a chance seedling.

Recent variety reviews

You can add your own comments on any variety page.

• Apple - Fiesta

  10 Aug 2022  Mrs Susan Mason, 

  I have a very small tree and it’s only four years old. I moved it from a pot to the ground last year resulting in a very small crop of apples. Despite the weather and very little rain I have well over 30 apples, of a good size. I see it is low growing resulting in heavy branches bending right over. My solution was an upside down obelisk which supports the branches well. A wonder tasting apple.

• Apple - Freyberg

  09 Aug 2022  Finn, 

  Very enjoyable apple to eat. Juicy, sweetish subtle complex richness. Must be properly tree ripend. Reliable and precious. Highly recommend. My Favourite Kidd creation. better than Gala or golden delicious.

• Apple - George Cave

  01 Aug 2022  Elizabeth Mccann, 

  This is a fantastic good all rounder as it has a good zing that can also make a lovely cooking apple. The apple is small to medium in size and kids love them!!

• Apple - Grimes Golden

  27 Jul 2022  David, 

  Grimes and Yellow delicious are both good but Grimes is more tart and to me tastes better. We had 110 acres of apple trees when I grew up and some were Grimes. Seems only older people have ever heard of them but not surprised as you never find them in the store and most people don’t grow them. Sad as they really are a great apple.

• Apple - Fiesta

  19 Jul 2022  Liz, 

  I bought and planted a fiesta tree this year and so far the apples 🍏 look very green- when can I expect it to turn red?? Or is it a golden delicious I was sold instead?? Newbie gardener!

Latest harvest records from registered fruit trees

• 1st week August 2022  Egremont Russet owned by Lisa in Dahlonega, United States
• 1st week August 2022  Egremont Russet owned by Lisa in Dahlonega, United States
• 2nd week March 2022  Freyberg owned by Tubber in Christchurch, New Zealand

Register your own fruit trees and record blossom and harvest records in our Fruit Tree Register.