'Ellison's Orange' is an English cultivar of domesticated apple, it is a cross between the 'Cox's Orange Pippin' and 'Cellini', which it resembles most in looks and taste, but can develop a distinct aniseed flavor in storage.
The variety is much more disease-resistant than Cox's and therefore easier to cultivate.
[3] This cultivar is named after its developer, C. C. Ellison, a priest from Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, who probably crossed it c.
[3] Easy to grow, but requires good drainage, since it is highly susceptible to apple canker.
[3] It earned the Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993.