Apple
Apple Cox's Orange Pipin
Common Name: Apple
Genus: Apple
Cultivar: Cox's Orange Pipin
Category: Fruit & Vegetables
Height: 2.70 m (270 cm)
Spread: 2.70 m (270 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: April and May
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Sun/Shade: Full sun
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Edible fruit
- Ultimate size (M26): 2.7x2.7m (9x9ft)
- Pollination Group: C - flowering mid season
This upright spreading tree is covered in pure white cup-shaped flowers in mid- and late spring followed by first class juicy dessert apples for harvesting in early to mid-October. A moderately vigorous variety producing arguably the best British eating apple. - Garden care: Keep the base of the tree weed free, fertilise at the beginning of each year and water regularly during hot dry spells. Remove damaged or crossing branches during the dormant season
- Pollination Information: This apple belongs to pollination group C so you will need need to plant one other different variety of apple to guarantee cross pollination and a subsequent bumper crop. Ideally this should come from the same pollination group however it is possible to use one from group B or D as well.
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