A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 4-8m high.
Origin: in Kent, England, by F.H. Alston, East Malling Res. Sta. Introd. in 1986. Cox’s Orange Pippin o.p. Tree: compact, about half the size of Bramley trees; precocious; productive; little pruning required; few pollination problems. Fruit: large, 75 to 80 mm in diam.; skin green with occasional orange/red patches or stripes; acidity lower than Bramley; a culinary apple, cooks to give a deliciously flavored sauce; best suited for home orchards. Ripens in late September; at 3.5 °C, stores in marketable condition until January.
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