Cox Orange Pippin

 
 

Place of Origin:  Buckinghamshire, UK

Year: 1825

Parentage:  Ribston Pippen' x 'Blenheim Orange'

Uses:  Eating

History at Three Springs: Planted for market in 2012

Long one of the most celebrated dessert apples in England, the chance seedling was discovered by Richard Cox in 1825. The variety is also a parent of Kidd's Orange Red, making it a direct antecedent of Gala.