Cox's Early Export

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by Ivorys Ltd., at Rangiora, New Zealand. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950. Fruits are crisp with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x King of the Pippins

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
52.00 mm ^b

Width
60.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Crunch
medium-crisp ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1953 - 139   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Cox's Early Export

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register