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.Cox
Orange
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| Zone:
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4 - 8
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| Ripens:
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Beginning of October
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| Fertility:
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Needs a pollinator
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| Top
50 Ranking:
| # 38
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| Skin
Colour:
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Yellow-green base mostly overlayed by russet-orange striping
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| Flesh:
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Creamy yellow
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| Flavour:
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Sweet, spicy, honeyed, nutty, and sub-acid
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| Usage:
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Very good fresh eating. Good for desserts and cider.
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| Storage:
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Four months
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| Notes:
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Does not do well in wet or cold areas. Tree lacks cold hardiness
is but is annually productive. Susceptible to canker, apple scab, powdery mildew,
fire blight, apple mosaic, and bitter pit.
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