Apple 'Ellison's Orange'

Of the nearly fifty heirloom cultivars of apple I grow this is currently my favorite. Delicious sweet/tart flavorful medium sized apples ...Read Morewith a hint of anise. Easily grown tree, disease resistant, drought tolerant (if well mulched). The one downfall being biennial bearing if not aggressively thinned.

(Also known as: Ellison's Orange Pippin)

"Parentage / Origin: Cox Orange Pippin x Calville Blanc d'Hiver; Lincolnshire, En...Read Moregland, 1911
Harvest / Season: Harvest: September - October, Season: October
Description: Eating apple. Medium sized, golden-yellow with crimson stripes. Tender, juicy flesh with spicy anise flavor."

Source: allaboutapples.com