Ellison's Orange

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'Ellison's Orange'
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Ripe red fruit
Genus Malus
Species Malus domestica
Hybrid parentage Cox's Orange Pippin x Cellini [1]
Cultivar 'Ellison's Orange'
OriginFlag of England.svg  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]

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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]

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References

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A blossom of Ellison's
  1. Using Whole genome SNP...... Helene Muranty, BMC, Plant biology , 2020.
  2. See text and You Tube
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 'Ellison's Orange' by Orange Pippin
  4. Real English Fruit