Cox’s Apples Can’t seem to find any!

Perhaps it's rather early for Cox's apples if they are home-grown.
They should be in the shops mid-September.

Yes, it's too early. They both keep well in cold-store, but it's a long time since harvest now, they'll be back in september.

That explains it will look forward to them then
thanks 😁

I've never seen them for years I usually buy braeburn apples now,

Coxs are one of the last apples to ripen sufficient for picking. So expect a delicious fully ripened Cox in October - not really before then - although this summer…………

Just to say I always go to a farm shop in say November and buy a box of Cox and store them, they last us until the new year. They are large beautiful apples.

Cox’s are the only apples I really like, and quite hard to find, even in season.

Unsurpassed for flavour Cox's orange pippins grow best in the South Eastern counties and are larecto develop their full flavour .

Oops posted before finishing.
I meant late to develop .
Actually grown since 1830 .
I live next to what was once an apple orchrd
Two trees remain .
Perhaps we should all be trying to grow apples .
I feel inspired to grow them .
Apple trees make great presents .

I’m not a fan of Cox apples but they were the only apples my father would eat - he said you had to hear the pips rattle to know they were ripe! I prefer Braeburns. You rarely see the wonderful Egremont russets these days. We’ve lost so many heritage apples.

Pink Lady apples are my absolute favourites. Crisp and lemony. Yum!

As a student I picked CO’s apples for the Co-0p who had a fruit farm near me. That would have been mid September before going back to Uni.

Saw them in Morrisons at beginning of week.

Pink lady much better if kept for a few weeks before eating. I don't think a Cox is the same thing as a Cox's Orange Pippin. The latter were small and misshapen and utterly delicious. The Cox is a near relative with a lot of the flavour bred out if it (IMHO, just guessing).

fluttERBY123

Pink lady much better if kept for a few weeks before eating. I don't think a Cox is the same thing as a Cox's Orange Pippin. The latter were small and misshapen and utterly delicious. The Cox is a near relative with a lot of the flavour bred out if it (IMHO, just guessing).

I think that you’re right. The Cox’s nowadays taste nothing like they used to, but they aren’t Cox’s Orange Pippins.

The estate that I live on is built on the site of an old farm. The builders retained much of one of the orchards as landscaping and the trees still exist and produce fruit that is available for anyone to either pick, or take as windfalls. It’s impossible to tell now what varieties they are for the most part, but I can tell you that you will never taste apples as good from any shop or supermarket and yes, there are russets, and one that has been identified as a Pitmaston Pineapple, and one with red skin and flesh called a Bloody Ploughman. Crab apples too.

I think they have bred all the flavour and character out of commercial apples in favour of the consistency of shape and size demanded by the supermarkets.

Greyduster

I’m not a fan of Cox apples but they were the only apples my father would eat - he said you had to hear the pips rattle to know they were ripe! I prefer Braeburns. You rarely see the wonderful Egremont russets these days. We’ve lost so many heritage apples.

I like a Braeburn. Quite tangy & similar to cox
I like them chopped up with Lancashire creamy cheese & grapes

Brogdale can identify apple varieties but it costs £30 if anyone has a tree they wish to identify.

Lizzies

fluttERBY123

Pink lady much better if kept for a few weeks before eating. I don't think a Cox is the same thing as a Cox's Orange Pippin. The latter were small and misshapen and utterly delicious. The Cox is a near relative with a lot of the flavour bred out if it (IMHO, just guessing).

I think that you’re right. The Cox’s nowadays taste nothing like they used to, but they aren’t Cox’s Orange Pippins.

I always thought Cox (& Mum has some in her orchard, & I've been on apple-picking jobs on apple farms) were the same as Cox's orange pippln. Usually (even back in the 60's) just referred to as Cox's.

I could be wrong, haven't asked AI...

You are correct, valdali.
They are the same, Cox is just a shortened version of Cox's Orange Pippin.

We tried to grow a tree in our garden but it didn't thrive for some reason.

Fuji apples are my favourite. Can't find them anywhere now (apart from when I go to Lanzarote)

Harvest is'nt until the Autumn, you'll have to wait a while and the season is short.

Cox's apples have a short season as at there best when first picked, do not store well.

I love Russet apples. They usually start to appear late September.