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Cox's Orange Pippin Apple tree

Owner: Dave

Location:  Harefield, MIDDLESEX, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Soil:free draining loam 
Climate at this location:adjacent to canal so coolish microclimate
Pruning:pruning to goblet shape
Tree form:Standard
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:ants

Owner's comments

although particularly prone to disease I just had to try to grow this because of the outstanding flavour of the fruit