Cox's Orange Pippin apple trees

Malus domestica

Cox's Orange Pippin is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Picking season: Mid Later mid-season
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3

Often regarded as the finest of all apples, Cox's Orange Pippin sets the benchmark for flavour to which all others aspire. The aromatic complexity and depth of flavours are remarkable. In our personal experience pear, melon, freshly-squeezed orange juice, and mango are all readily evident in a good example.

Cox's Orange Pippin is a mid/late season variety, at its best if picked when fully ripe, or picked slightly under-ripe and left in storage for a month or so - it is not a long-keeper though.

Although primarily considered a variety for eating fresh, Cox is an excellent apple for juice / cider blends as well. It is also a versatile culinary apple, with an inherently sweet flavour when baked, and is a common ingredient in English apple preserves, chutneys, and mincemeat.

Cox's Orange Pippin organic apple trees for sale

Next deliveries: December 2024 - February 2025

11 yeartree on M9 rootstock23.25€
Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
21 yeartree on M116 rootstock23.95€
Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
31 yeartree on MM111 rootstock23.25€
Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
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41 yeartree on Bittenfelder rootstock23.25€
Very large tree (5m-6m+ after 10 years) Bare-root
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Growing and Training

Cox's Orange Pippin performs best in areas with low rainfall and cool temperate climates - such as the south-east of England, where summer temperatures are typically around 25C and rarely exceed 30C. The characteristic complex flavours tend to collapse if grown in areas with hot summer temperatures.

History

Cox's Orange Pippin was raised by Richard Cox, in Buckinghamshire, England, in the early 19th century, and appears to be a seedling of an old French variety called Margil.