Cox’s Orange Pippin variety is a medium size dessert apple and regarded by many as the best eating apple. It has a superb flavour and is also crisp and juicy. It is not suitable for northern districts. In the south it can be temperamental. Cox’s Orange Pippin is susceptible to frost and disease. The skin is golden and this is flushed with orange-red. There are also patches of brown russet. Picking time is October.
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