Crimson Cox
syn. Rod Cox's Orange, Rode Cox
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
A crimson coloured clone of Cox's Orange Pippin. Discovered in about 1913 by John Harris of Haynes Farm, Carey, Herefordshire. Introduced in 1928. Fruit flavour is reputed to be inferior to Cox's Orange Pippin.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late September
- Flowering
- 6th May (10%) · 11th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
Source · National Fruit Collection
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