Applevariety
King Cox
Also known as Scarlet Cox
Scarlet Cox
A sweet, aromatic, nutty, juicy dessert apple. Picked in late September.
Origin · Perryfields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Taste & texture
- Sweetness
- sweet
- Scent
- aromatic
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Flavour
- nuttyrich
- Used for
- Dessert apple
Origin & family
Where King Cox began
Recorded origin
Perryfields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
King Cox’s family
3 varieties · 2 recorded linksArrows follow parents → children
This variety
King Cox
Perryfields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Photo: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale · UK Open Government Licence v2.0
Cox's Orange Pippin → King CoxParent · Recorded
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Field notes
Original source notes
Fruit & tree
- type
- Dessert
- synonyms
- Scarlet Cox
- parentage
- Sport of Cox's Orange Pippin
Photos
National Fruit Collection, BrogdaleUK Open Government Licence v2.0 Whole and cut, from the UK National Fruit Collection.