Ellison's Orange

Apple

Ellison's Orange

Origin / History

Raised by the Rev. C. C. Ellison, Bracebridge, and Mr. Wipf, gardener at Hartshorne Hall, from Cox × Calville Blanche (Bunyard, 1920). Introduced by Messrs. Pennell and Sons, 1911; the 1914 Bunyard catalog places Messrs. Pennell at Lincoln and credits the raising to the Rev. C. Ellison. The firm offered young trees only, 2/6 each, and had not yet tested it enough to endorse the description given, but "certainly consider it worth trial" (1914 catalog). Resembles Cox's Orange very closely in appearance (Bunyard, 1920).

Tree

Growth slender; fertility fair (Bunyard, 1920). Said to excel Cox's Orange in vigor and fertility (1914 catalog). Leaf long pointed, upfolded, undulated, very boldly crenate.

Fruit

Size: Medium, 2¼ by 2¼.

Form: Round, slightly conical. Similar in shape to Cox's Orange.

Stem: Long and slender.

Cavity: Even.

Calyx: Eye nearly closed.

Basin: Shallow.

Skin: Golden yellow with crimson stripes and a slight flush. Similar in color to Cox's Orange.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh tender, markedly yellow. Flavor fair; of good flavor for a short period (Bunyard, 1920). Similar in flavor to Cox's Orange (1914 catalog).

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September to October (Bunyard, 1920); October (1914 catalog).

Uses

Dessert.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

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

View original book sources (2)

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)

Dessert; Oct. Medium, similar in shape and colour to Cox's Orange, and also in flavour; it is said however to excell this variety in vigour and fertility. We have not yet tested it enough to endorse the description given above, but certainly consider it worth trial. Raised by the Rev. C. Ellison, and introduced by Messrs. Pennell of Lincoln. Young trees only, 2/6 each.

— George Bunyard & Co., George Bunyard Catalog of Fruit Trees (1914) (1914)