Ellison's Orange
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Rev. C.C. Ellison at Bracebridge and Mr Wipf, gardener at Hartsholme Hall, Lincolnshire. First recorded in 1904. It was introduced by Pennells Nurseries, Lincs. in 1911. Received Award of Merit in 1911 and First Class Certificate in 1917 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a rich and strong aniseed flavour.
Synonyms:
Ellison
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Calville blanc (Mayenne)
Mother to:
Merton Beauty
Father to:
Lynn's Pippin
Saint Ailred
Sports:
Red Ellison's Orange
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
57 mm b
Fruit Width
64 mm b
Ribbing
not ribbed b
Ground Colour
golden yellow b
Over Colour
stripes and slightly flushed crimson b
Flesh Colour
yellow b
Flesh Texture
tender b
Flavour
sweet, aromatic, aniseed b
Accession name
Ellison's Orange (McCarroll)
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
absent a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register