Organic Apple Tree Cox's Orange Pippin - Malus domestica

The Organic 'Cox's Orange Pippin' Apple is an ancient variety highly prized for the flavour of its reinette apples, and particularly suitable for the Breton and Norman climates or similar coll and humid regions. The tree has medium vigour, good productivity, and is capable of producing some fruit as early as its third or fourth year. However, it tends to alternate and is rather susceptible to diseases such as scab and powdery mildew. The fruits are medium-sized, flat-shaped, and yellow-orange with red stripes. Their creamy yellow flesh is crunchy, fine, juicy, aromatic, sweet, and slightly acidic. They reach ripeness from September, but the harvest will be in October. The fruits can be stored until December-January. The 'Cox's Orange Pippin' Apple is not self-fertile.

Plant from Organic Agriculture.

The apple tree is native to Europe, especially in France where its presence has been documented since antiquity. The 'Cox's Orange Pippin' Apple is a variety resulting from a seedling of Ribston Pippin, obtained by Mr. Cox in England in 1825.

The 'Cox's Orange Pippin' Apple is an upright tree, giving a very elegant and slender appearance. It reaches about 3.50m (11ft) in all directions at maturity. In case of high productivity, thinning is necessary to avoid small fruit size and the occurrence of diseases.
Its foliage consists of very large, ovate, slightly hairy, dark green leaves on top and whitish-green underneath, deeply toothed.
The delightful white-pink flowering occurs from April 15th, and is usually spared by frost in its growing area. Since 'Cox's Orange Pippin' is self-sterile, the presence of apple trees with flowering occurring at the same time is necessary. The varieties 'Calville Blanche d'Hiver', 'Jonathan', and 'Reine des Reinettes' are the most suitable.

Fruit set begins in September. The fruits will be consumed from October to January. They can be stored very well in a cool place. The medium-sized fruits are yellow-orange with red stripes, flattened. Their creamy yellow flesh is crunchy, fine, juicy, aromatic, sweet, and slightly acidic.

These apples are particularly good for eating fresh. They can also be used in pastries, jams, jellies, or in savoury dishes, in combination with Norman cheeses, for example.

For transportation reasons, our tallest scions may be pruned before shipping. They are suitable for all common training sizes: cordons, espaliers, goblets, half-standards, and low standards, except for high standards. If you would like more information or advice on training your fruit trees, please do not hesitate to contact us.