Cox's Orange Pippin
Cox's Orange Pippin is an apple cultivar first grown in 1825, at Colnbrook in Buckinghamshire, England, by the retired brewer and horticulturist Richard Cox. Though the origin of the cultivar is unknown, the Ribston Pippin seems a likely candidate. The variety was introduced for sale by the 1850s by Mr. Charles Turner, and grown commercially from the 1860s, particularly in the Vale of Evesham in Worcestershire, and later in Kent. A number of crosses and sports from the Cox's have been discovered over subsequent years, and these retain "Cox" in their names, e.g., Crimson Cox, King Cox, Queen Cox.
When shaken, the seeds make a rattling sound as they are only loosely held in the apple flesh, whereas other apples have their seeds contained as part of the apple flesh.[1]
According to the Institute of Food Research,[2] Cox's Orange Pippin accounts for over 50% of the UK acreage of dessert apples.
Cox is highly regarded due to its excellent flavour. The flavour and texture of the variety changes from complex acidic and crunchy in early September to more mellow and softer after storage.[citation needed] However it can be difficult to grow in many environments and tends to be susceptible to diseases such as scab, mildew and canker. As a result, apple breeders have hybridized Cox with other varieties to improve yield without too much loss of flavour.[3]
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[edit] Descendent cultivar(s)
- Alkmene (Cox's Orange Pippin × Doktor Oldenburg)
- Advance (Cox's Orange Pippin x Gladstone)
- Allington Pippin (Cox's Orange Pippin x King of Pippins)
- Anna Boelens (Cox's Orange Pippin x Freiherr von Berlepsch)
- Bountiful (Cox's Orange Pippin x Lane's Prince Albert)
- Charles Ross (Cox's Orange Pippin x Peasgood Nonesuch)
- Cobra (Cox's Orange Pippin x Bramley's Seedling)
- Elison's Orange (Cox's Orange Pippin x Calville Blanc d'Ete)
- Elstar (Golden Delicious x Cox's Orange Pippin)
- Fiesta (Cox's Orange Pippin x Idared)
- Freyburg (Cox's Orange Pippin x Golden Delicious)
- Golden Nugget (Golden Russet x Cox's Orange Pippin)
- Herefordshire Russet (Cox's Orange Pippin x Idared)
- Holstein (Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown)
- Ingrid Marie (Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown)
- Jupiter (Cox's Orange Pippin x Starking Delicious)
- Karmijn de Sonneville (Cox's Orange Pippin x Jonathan)
- Kidd's Orange Red (Cox Orange Pippin x Red Delicious)
- Laxton's Fortune (Cox's Orange Pippin x Wealthy)
- Laxton's Superb (Wyken Pippin x Cox's Orange Pippin)
- Meridien (Cox's Orange Pippin x Falstaff)
- Merton Worcester (Cox's Orange Pippin x Worcester Pearmain)
- Prince Charles (Lord Lambourne x Cox's Orange Pippin)
- Red Windsor (Cox's Orange Pippin x Alkmene)
- Saint Everard (Cox's Orange Pippin x Margil)
- Suntan (Cox's Orange Pippin x Court Pendu Plat)
- Sweetie Darling/East Malling A 3022 (Cox's Orange Pippin x Northern Spy)
- Tydeman's Late Orange (Laxton's Superb x Cox's Orange Pippin)
- Tydeman's October Pippin (Cox's Orange Pippin x Ellison's Orange)
- William Crump (Cox's Orange Pippin x Worcester Pearmain)
- Winter Gem (Cox's Orange Pippin x Grimes Golden)
- Winston/Winter King (Cox's Orange Pippin x Worcester Pearmain)
[edit] References
- Sanders, Rosanne (1988) The English Apple
- Bunyard, E. A. (1920) A Handbook of Fruits
[edit] Further reading
- Visser, J. (1983) Effect of the ground-water regime and nitrogen fertilizer on the yield and quality of apples: results of a ground-water level experimental field with the apple varieties Golden Delicious and Cox's Orange Pippin on a young calcerous marine clayey soil. Lelystad: Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat
