The Cox apple is named after Richard Cox. His first career was running a bar. But then he retired to his land which was approximately 2 acres which was located more or less where Heathrow Airport is now. There he followed his hobby of horticulture and particularly apple growing. After ten years of trial and error, his Cox apple trees were offered for sale in 1840. The apples were moderately successful but Cox died in 1845, more or less unknown. However, it did not take long before the huge success of his fruit became apparent. They were offered in catalogues from 1850. The last tree from the original hand of Cox was lost in a storm in 1911. If you try to track down where Cox did his original farming you will be disappointed. His land has become a housing estate.
However, this has not stopped the Cox apple from conquering the markets. For many years, it was the top selling apple in Great Britain. Now Cox apples are ranked No.2, but still make up almost a quarter of all apple sales, thus generating approximately GBP 50 million a year.
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