ELLISONS ORANGE

Apple

Origin and History

Raised by Rev. C. C. Ellison, Bracebridge, and Mr. Wipf, gardener at Hartshorne Hall, as a cross of Cox and Calville Blanche. Introduced by Messrs. Pennell and Sons in 1911.

Tree

Growth habit: Slender
Fertility: Fair
Leaves: Long pointed, upfolded, undulated, very boldly crenate

Fruit

Size and form: Medium, 2¼ by 2¼ inches; round, slightly conical

Skin: Golden yellow with crimson stripes and slight flush

Stem: Long and slender, set in an even cavity

Calyx: Nearly closed, in a shallow basin

Flesh: Tender, markedly yellow, of fair flavour

Core and Seeds

Not described in source.

Season

September to October

Uses

Dessert

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Resembles Cox's Orange very closely in appearance. Of good flavour for a short period.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1897) from England

Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897 — listed as Ellison's Orange

View original book sources (1)

ELLISONS ORANGE. Dessert, September to October, medium, 2¼ by 2¼, round, slightly conical. Colour, golden, yellow with crimson stripes and slight flush. Flesh, tender, markedly yellow, of fair flavour. Eye, nearly closed in a shallow basin. Stem, long and slender in an even cavity. Growth, slender ; fertility, fair. Leaf, long pointed, upfolded, undulated, very boldly crenate. Origin, raised by Rev. C. C. Ellison, Bracebridge, and Mr. Wipf, gardener at Hartshorne Hall (Cox × Calville Blanche). Introduced by Messrs. Pennell and Sons, 1911. Resembles Cox's Orange very closely in appearance and is of good flavour for a short period.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)