Cox's Early Export

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by Ivorys Ltd., at Rangiora, New Zealand. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950. Fruits are crisp with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x King of the Pippins

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Truncate conical 2

Height
52.00 mm 2

Width
60.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
very low 2

Crunch
medium-crisp 2

Coarseness
coarse 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1953 - 139   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Cox's Early Export

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register