Malus d. 'Cox's Orange Pippin' Winter single flowers with bright yellow

single flowers with bright yellow stamens in May-June framed by colourful maroon bracts

Tolerates paving

Leaves often turn rich yellow before falling

Its pendant yellow catkins produced in late winter to early spring are a classic harbinger of spring

Fruits have creamy white

Malus d. 'Cox's Orange Pippin' Winter single flowers with bright yellowRegarded as the finest of English dessert apples. Fruit is red flush, red stripes over greenish yellow turning gold, little russet in dots or patches. Deliciously sweet and enticing with rich, intense aromatic flavour and deep cream flesh. Fruits in early October. Flowering group 3, pollinated by 2, 3 and 4. Originated in Buckinghamshire in 1825. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny spot. Rootstock: Bittenfelder Seedling and Malus type 4.