Barnack Orange

A late season aromatic Cox like dessert apple.

Origin: Leicestershire UK, 1904

Pollination: Barnack Orange is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Barnack Orange

Raised from Barnack Beauty x Cox's Orange Pippin by W H Divers, Head Gardener at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK in 1904. Medium sized, round fruit. Red flush and stripes on a yellow skin. Juicy, firm, yellow flesh. Intense, rich, aromatic flavour. Prefers chalky soils.

Characteristics of Barnack Orange apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Aromatic
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Early/Mid Oct
Season of use	Nov-Jan
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Suitable for	Chalky Soils
Pollination date	10
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Barnack Beauty Barnack Beauty Cox's Orange Pippin Cox's Orange Pippin