Family apple
Apple Fiesta / Queen Cox / Greensleaves
Common Name: Family apple
Genus: Apple
Cultivar: Fiesta / Queen Cox / Greensleaves
Category: Fruit & Vegetables
Height: 3.00 m (300 cm)
Spread: 3.00 m (300 cm)
Form: Tree
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Sun/Shade: Full sun
Soil: Fertile well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
- Ultimate size on M26 rootstock: 3 x 3m (10 x 10ft)
- Flowering period: April and May
- Other features: delicious dessert apples
- Pollination Group: B - flowering mid season
These great 'family' trees have three diiferent varieties of dessert apples grafted onto one rootstock so are perfect for smaller gardens where it may be difficult to find space for pollinating partners. Needless to say come the autumn it will be a real treat to enjoy a selection of tasty apples that you have grown yourself. This tree bears the following varieties:
'Queen Cox' - this is regarded by most as one of the best eating apples. They have a superb flavour and aroma with crisp and juicy flesh. Ready to harvest in September.
'Greensleeves' - an outstanding new variety that is reliable and hardy. It crops a little earlier than most and produces medium sized fruits in great abundance. Ready to harvest in September.
'Fiesta' - another new variety that is also known as 'Red Pippin'. It has been bred from 'Cox' so has many of its good features without any of the problems. Ready to Harvest in October. - 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: As these trees are made up of several different varieties that can cross pollinate freely you will not need another pollinating partner.
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