| 'Jupiter' apple | |
|---|---|
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| Hybrid parentage | Cox's Orange Pippin ×Starking Delicious |
| Cultivar | 'Jupiter' |
| Origin |  England |
Jupiter is a moderncultivar of domesticatedapple which was developed inEngland, by crossing aCox's Orange Pippin with aStarking Delicious apple. According to the Orange Pippin website, it is one of the best Cox-style apples, with somewhat a more robust flavor, but more importantly, much more disease resistant. It is a heavy cropper and has a tendency tobiennial bearing if not thinned.[1] It is also frost resistant,[2] and earned theAward of Garden Merit by theRoyal Horticultural Society in 1993.[2][1]
