King Cox
syn. Scarlet Cox
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
A more striped form of Cox's Orange Pippin. It was discovered by R.W. Giles at Perryfields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1959. Fruits are juicy and sweet with a rich aromatic, nutty flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late September
- Flowering
- 7th May (10%) · 12th May (full) · 19th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Type
- Dessert
Source · National Fruit Collection
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