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Apple - Cox's Orange Pippin

Owned by: Johan Cornelis (Private individual)

Season records for this tree

Season	Blossom date	Picking date	Season notes
2009		August	About 4 ripe fruits, probably less in 2008
2010	27 April

About this tree

Location: GENT, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Soil characteristics at this location:	moist sandy, alluvial influence
Climate at this location:	Temperate
Pruning:	Once a year
Age of this tree:	Very old
Tree form:	Espalier
Height:	Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:	Light crops
Growth characteristics:	This tree does not grow well here
Herbicides:	Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:	Un-treated

Owner's comments

The tree must be over 50 years old, still makes a fragile appearance. The slow growth may be caused by an earth covered budding, which spawned undesired branch development from the soil level. The problem was remedied end October 2009.

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