Cox's Orange Pippin

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• Keeping: 1-2 months
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 3

Although primarily considered a variety for eating fresh, Cox is an excellent apple for juice / cider blends as well. It is also a versatile culinary apple, with an inherently sweet flavour when baked, and is a common ingredient in English apple preserves, chutneys, and mincemeat.

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Trained Cox's Orange Pippin apple trees for sale

Next deliveries

For delivery from December 2025

• 1Large Espalier (starter) tree £42.50
  Supplied with 1 tier and a leader, for training on as an espalier or palmette. Approx. mature size: 3m wide and 2.5m high. Potential for 3-5 tiers. bare-root.

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• 2Large Fan (starter) tree £42.50
  Supplied with 2 primary arms for training on as a fan. Approx mature size: 3m-4m wide and up to 2.5m high. bare-root.

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Growing and Training

This is a particularly good variety to grow in any of the trained forms, because training generally enhances the flavours by reducing the crop-load and increasing exposure to sunlight.

Cox's Orange Pippin characteristics

• Is Cox's Orange Pippin self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Cox's Orange Pippin?3
• Is Cox's Orange Pippin good for pollinating others?Average
• Picking period (southern UK)mid-September
• CroppingGood
• How long can you keep Cox's Orange Pippin in a fridge?1-2 months
• Food usesEating freshCulinaryJuice
• What is the overall disease resistance of Cox's Orange Pippin?Poor
• How resistant is Cox's Orange Pippin to canker?Very susceptible
• Is Cox's Orange Pippin resistant to scab?Very susceptible
• Is Cox's Orange Pippin resistant to powdery mildew?Some susceptibility
• Where does Cox's Orange Pippin originate from?United Kingdom
• When was Cox's Orange Pippin first introduced?1800 - 1849
• Fruit colourOrange flush

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