Cherry Cox
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A sport of Cox's Orange Pippin having a darker red skin. Discovered by Mr Roed in Kjer's Orchard, Linved, Hjallese, Denmark in about 1942 and introduced to England in 1951 by High Weald Nurseries, Crowborough, Sussex. Fruits, like Cox's Orange Pippin, have a rich aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Cox's Orange Pippin
Accession name
Cherry Cox (Stogden)
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Ribbing
absent 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register