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Apple varieties, France

Cox Rouge des Flandres

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:

A more highly coloured sport of Cox’s Orange Pippin. Discovered in the late 40’s early 50’s by Dr G. Heem at the Centre Fruitier des Flandres, Herzeele, near Dunkerque, France. Fruits are juicy and sweet with a rich, aromatic, nutty flavour.

Cox Rouge des Flandres
Where Cox Rouge des Flandres came from.

Sources

  1. Cox Rouge des Flandres (accession 1982 - 202), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (late september); the other names.

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