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Cox's Orange Pippin Apple tree

Owner: Nimzo

Location:  Walnut Creek, CALIFORNIA/CONTRA COSTA, United States

Age:Planted in about
Soil:clay 
Climate at this location:hot, dry summers; temperate, wet wintes
Pruning:Yes
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Chemical treatments
Local pests:codling moth

Owner's comments

Very late to ripen. Does not seem to like heat.