Cherry Cox

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 No.
1984 - 173   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Cherry Cox (Stogden)

References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.