Apple Tree Cox's Orange Pippin - Malus domestica

The Orange Cox Apple is a fairly vigorous variety, with good productivity and quick fruiting. It tends to alternate bearing. It produces medium-sized fruits, yellow-orange with red stripes, and flattened in shape. Their yellow-cream flesh is crisp, fine, juicy, fragrant, sweet, and slightly acidic. They ripen as early as September, but the harvest will take place in October. The fruits can be stored until January. The Orange Cox Apple is not self-fertile. It is sensitive to severe frost and high temperatures.

The apple tree is native to Europe, particularly in France where its presence has been documented since antiquity. The Orange Cox Apple is a variety derived from a seedling of Ribston Pippin, obtained by Mr. Cox in England in 1825.

The Orange Cox Apple is a tree with an upright habit, giving it a very elegant and slender appearance. In case of high productivity, thinning is necessary to avoid small fruit size and the occurrence of diseases. Its foliage is composed of very large, ovate, slightly hairy leaves that are dark greenish-brown on top and whitish-green underneath, with deeply toothed edges. The white flowering occurs around April 10th. The flowering is not afraid of frost, so the apple tree is suitable for cultivation in all regions. Self-sterile, the presence of apple trees that flower at the same time is necessary. The varieties 'Calville blanche d'hiver', 'Jonathan', and 'Reine des reinettes' are the most suitable. Fruit production begins in September. The fruits can be consumed from October to January. They can be stored very well in a cool place. The medium-sized fruits are yellow-orange with red stripes and flattened in shape. Their yellow-cream flesh is crisp, fine, juicy, fragrant, sweet, and slightly acidic.

These apples are particularly good for eating raw. Of course, they can also be used in pastries, jams, jellies, or in savory dishes, paired with Normandy cheeses, for example.