Cox's Orange Pippin Apple tree
Owner: John
Location: Komagane-Shi,, NAGANO-KEN, Japan
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| Age: | Planted in about |
| Rootstock: | M9-interstock |
| Soil: | Poor (low in organic material), relatively neutral PH, high iron content. |
| Climate at this location: | Dry, sunny winters with rainy season in late spring, followed by hot, humid summer. |
| Pruning: | None yet. |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Not specified |
| Growth: | Not specified |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | Kemushi (hairy caterpillar), deer (sapling damage), fungal diseases (brown rot, ring rot) |
Owner's comments
These grafts were made onto M9-interstock and the intention is to cut off the existing root-ball once the M9 has sprouted roots (they're planted deeply) to end up with true M9 dwarf trees.Season records for this tree
2010
Spring blossom: 2 June
We searched and searched for Cox's here in Japan, but couldn't find a supplier. What we did find was that the Nagano Agricultural University keeps a DNA database of varieties and COP was in the database. The university very kindly agreed to let us have a few cuttings and on the 7th of April this year I grafted about twenty onto M9-interstem rootstock, with a couple of extra going onto existing (dwarf) Kougyoku and Sansa trees for luck. By mid May we had bud burst. Fingers crossed!