About this Cox's Orange Pippin Apple tree

Age:	Planted in about
Rootstock:	m26
Soil characteristics at this location:	rocky, calcifarious, light topsoil
Climate at this location:	zone 5a, North America, Great Lakes Basin
Pruning:	biannually, pyramid, central leader form
Tree form:	Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:	Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:	Not specified
Growth:	This tree does not grow well here
Herbicides:	Un-treated
Pesticides:	Chemical treatments

Owner's comments

tree is growing very slowly. Not terribly healthy. Not cropping yet (7 year old tree, still relatively small) Winters here are long, have 3 to 6 feet of snow, and temperatures vary, with average of -8 to -15 degrees C., about 10 to 15 days will see -20 to -25 degrees C., and there is usually a damp northwesterly wind off the lakes.