Apple Tree Register

Apple - Cox's Orange Pippin

Owned by: Brian Green (Private individual)

Season records for this tree

Season	Blossom date	Picking date	Season notes
2009	23 April	3rd week September	Poor Crop although blossom was heavy. Probably should have thinned the fruit.
2010	5 May		All my apple trees have had poor to nill blossom. Maybe the late vcold snaps

About this tree

Location: Haverhill, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Visiting: By arrangement

Rootstock:	Dwalf but type Not Known
Blossom time:	April - May - early June
Picking time:	Late Sept onwards
Soil characteristics at this location:	Clay
Climate at this location:	Warm and windy
Pruning:	Winter
Age of this tree:	10 - 20 years
Tree form:	Not sure
Height:	Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:	Light crops
Growth characteristics:	This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:	Un-treated
Pesticides:	Un-treated
Main local pests:	Wooly Aphid

Owner's comments

This is an inherited tree which had not been pruned for about 2 yrs. and last year's yeild was 3 reasonable fruit. It was heavily pruned and shaped to open up the centre in February to improve the bush characteristics. The area below the tree has a weed control sheet covered with a 2" pebble layer. 2009 This season started with heavy blossom and a good setting rate and from the looks of the progres will have to thin out the crop and summer prune to slow the vigorous growth and open up for better light. After blossoming there was a tendency for a large number of the fruit not to develope properly and eventually rot or fall of the tree. Only about 8 fruit reached maturity and in good or reasonable condition and with very good taste. 2010 Poor blossom level this year, not much hope for the crop this year.