Description
A more highly colored and more preferred strain of Cox’s Orange Pippin with famous cox taste in a slightly easiier to grow package. Also called Queen’s Cox, this fresh eating Apple ripens late Sept to early Oct. The fruit is firm & slightly acid with juicy flesh and a rich, aromatic flavor. Tree is self-fertile, is moderately vigorous and is a sport (bud mutation) of Cox Orange Pippin. It was discovered at Appleby Fruit Farm, Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire, England.
Apple species description: USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-8. Apples do great in the Pacific Northwest.
| SKU: | A188 |
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| Variety: | Queen Cox |
| Common Name: | Apple |
| Latin Name: | Malus domestica |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Alias: | Queen’s Cox |
| Characteristics: | fresh |
| Pollination: | self-fertile |
| Genetics: | sport of Cox Orange Pippin |
| Origin: | discovered at Appleby Fruit Farm, Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire, England. |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
| Forest Layer: | Understory Tree |
| Food Type: | Fruit Tree |
| Width: | 15ft |
| Vigor: | moderate |
| Soil Type: | Sand, Loam, Clay, Heavy Clay |
| Fruit: | firm, slightly acid juicy flesh a rich, aromatic flavor |
| Season (Ripening): | (late Sept to early Oct) |
| Sources: | pfaf.org wikipedia.org |
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