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Cox's Orange Pippin substitutes

Many apple enthusiasts have tried to improve on the flavour of Cox's Orange Pippin, and these varieties make great alternatives to Cox for your garden or community orchard.

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Charles Ross apple tree

Mr Charles Ross's raised his eponymous apple in the late 19th century. It is one of the best Cox-style apples for culinary uses.
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Chivers Delight apple tree

Cambridgeshire jam manufacturer Stephen Chivers created this excellent Cox alternative in the 1920s.
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Christmas Pippin apple tree

Christmas Pippin is a new high-yielding Cox-style apple, discovered as a road-side seedling tree.
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Ellison's Orange apple tree

Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
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Fiesta apple tree

Fiesta (also called Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a high quality aromatic flavour.
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Jupiter apple tree

Raised at the famous East Malling Research Station in the 1960s, Jupiter highlights the sharper aspects of the Cox flavour.
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Kidd's Orange Red apple tree

J.H. Kidd's greatest apple, marries Cox with the scented New World Delicious to give a unique twist on the Cox-style flavour.
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Laxton's Superb apple tree

Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
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Pixie apple tree

A small late-season Cox-style apple with a robust flavour which keeps well and is easy to grow.
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Rubinette apple tree

Swiss grower Walter Hauenstein's masterpiece, an exceptional Cox-style apple with perhaps the best balance of sweet and sharp of any variety.
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Sunset apple tree

A Cox seedling from Kent, Sunset emphasises the sweeter side of the Cox flavour, and is very easy to grow in all areas.
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Tydeman's Late Orange apple tree

Henry Tydeman crossed Cox's Orange Pippin and Laxton's Superb (itself an offspring of Cox) to produce this well-flavoured late-season apple.



More about Cox's Orange Pippin substitutes

The temperamental Cox's Orange Pippin is widely considered to have the best flavour of any apple variety. Ever since it was introduced in the 19th century apple enthusiasts around the world have tried to improve upon its elusive aromatic flavour. Arguably none of them have quite succeeded - but in the process they have raised a whole new generation of Cox-style apples, often with very good flavours in their own right and frequently easier to grow than Cox or better adapted to different climate situations.

All the varieties in this collection are directly descended from Cox's Orange Pippin, or thought to have a close relationship. It is interesting that whilst their development is separated in time and space, the work of the individuals involved shines through in the apples they developed. Imagine a dinner party where these enthusiasts could sit down together to discuss their common love of Cox's Orange Pippin!

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