Ellison's Orange

'Ellison's Orange'
Ripe red fruit
GenusMalus
SpeciesMalus domestica
Hybrid parentageCox's Orange Pippin x Cellini[1]
Cultivar'Ellison's Orange'
Origin England, Lincolnshire, before 1904[2]

'Ellison's Orange' is an English cultivar of domesticated apple, it is a cross between the 'Cox's Orange Pippin' and 'Cellini', which it resembles most in looks and taste, but can develop a distinct aniseed flavor in storage. The variety is much more disease-resistant than Cox's and therefore easier to cultivate.[3]

In growth

This cultivar is named after its developer, C. C. Ellison, a priest from Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, who probably crossed it c. 1904.[3]

Ellison's is a mid-season apple. The flesh texture is quite soft and much juicier than Cox's, more resembling the flesh of a pear.[3] Easy to grow, but requires good drainage, since it is highly susceptible to apple canker.[4]

It is considered an English classic apple and is considered in the first rank of quality apples.[3] It earned the Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993.[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ellison's Orange (apple).
A blossom of Ellison's
  1. ^ Using Whole genome SNP...... Helene Muranty, BMC, Plant biology , 2020.
  2. ^ See text and You Tube
  3. ^ a b c d e 'Ellison's Orange' by Orange Pippin
  4. ^ Real English Fruit


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