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Apple
Cox's Orange Pippin 

 

 

 

 
SummaryThis is the benchmark for flavor in apples - from a good tree in a good year it can achieve exceptional flavor.




Identification

Cox's Orange Pippin




Fruit colourRed / Orange flush




Flesh colourWhite to Cream, pale yellow




Fruit sizeSmall




Fruit shapeRound




Using

Cox's Orange Pippin




FlavorExceptional




Flavour styleHoneyed / Scented




Ripening periodMid season




Use/Keeping1-2 months




Cooking result




Growing

Cox's Orange Pippin




Picking




CroppingLight




VigourAverage growth




PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Blossom frost-resistance
Gardening skillSome skill needed




ProblemsCanker - Very susceptible
Scab - Very susceptible
Mildew - Some susceptibility
Fireblight - Some susceptibility
Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility

Other

Cox's Orange Pippin




Country of originUnited Kingdom




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