Malus Cox's Orange Pippin (Apple) Espalier, 12LIntroduced in 1825, British native apple Malus domestica Cox's Orange Pippin, or simply the Cox apple, is an eating apple that can be consumed straight from the tree. This early cropping variety is crisp, juicy and honey sweet. The tree produces pink tinged white blossoms in spring, followed by apples that are red with an orange flush in early autumn.