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Cox's Orange Pippin Apple

The Cox’s Orange Pippin apple is one of England’s favorite apples. It has an excellent flavor.

Excellent for: Fresh eating; Baking; Sauce; Cider

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History: The Cox’s Orange Pippin apple was discovered by Richard Cox in Buckinghamshire, England circa 1825.

Parentage: Open pollinated seed of the Ribston Pippin.

Pollination:

Bloom Time: Mid-season

Ploidy: Diploid

Good Pollinators:

Harvest Time: September

Fruit Size: Small/medium

Flavor: Sweet/tart

Storage (refrigerated): 2-3 months

Disease Resistance:

Cedar apple rust: Some susceptibility

Fireblight: Some susceptibility

Mildew: Some susceptibility

Scab: Very susceptible

Cox's Orange Pippin

Dessert apple

Raised in about 1825 by Richard Cox at Colnbrook Lawn, Slough, Buckinghamshire and introduced by Charles Turner in about 1850. It received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1962. Fruits are juicy and sweet with a rich, aromatic, nutty flavour.

Synonyms:

Apelsinnyi renet, Aranciata di Cox, Cos Orange, Cox, Cox Narancs Renet, Cox Orange, Cox Orange Pippin, Cox Orangen Pippin, Cox Orangen Reinette, Cox Orangen Renette, Cox' Orangen, Cox' Orangen-renette, Cox's Orange, Cox's Orange Pepping, Cox's Orange Reinette, Cox's Orange-Peppin, Cox's Orange-Pippeling, Cox's Orangen Pippin, Cox's Orangen Reinette, Cox's Orangen-Reinette, Cox's Pomeranzen Pepping, Cox's Pomeranzen-pepping, Coxova Reneta, Kemp's Orange, Kempe's Orange, Koksa Pomaranczowa, Koksova oranjeva reneta, Orange de Cox, Oranjevii renet, Peppeling Cox Orange, Pomaranczowe Coxa, Reinette Cox's Orangen, Reinette Orange, Reinette Orange de Cox, Renet Coksa, Renet Cox Portocaliu, Renet Coxa, Renet Portocaliu, Reneta Coxa pomaranzowa, Russet Pippin, Verbesserte Muscat Reinette, Verbesserte Muscat-Reinette

Parentage:

Ribston Pippin x Unknown

Mother to: