Cox Orange Pippin .............. EAT + JUICE ................... MID KEEPER   
1825 Slough, Buckinghamshire by a Mr. Richard Cox. Medium size, gold-yellow skin, red blush, faint stripes with some russet. Tender, crisp, very juicy, sweet, slightly sub-acid and aromatic. Excellent dessert apple Good for juicing. Early mid (March/April) keeps 3 months. Described once as “the finest dessert apple in existence.