Cox's Orange Pippin Apple tree
Owner: Dave
Location: Harefield, MIDDLESEX, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about |
| Soil: | clay over gravel |
| Climate at this location: | canal creates cool microclimate |
| Pruning: | 3 - tier espalier |
| Tree form: | Espalier |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Biennial cropping (alternate years) |
| Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | scrumping kids! |
Owner's comments
tends to crop biennially, though this was mentioned in the Ken Muir catalogue, so not disappointed. Really crisp, complex taste in a good summer and good in the poor seasons. Need to keep on top of the pruning as has a habit of producing vegetative growth along the branches at the expense of fruit bearing spurs.Season records for this tree
2011
Spring blossom: 21 April
Harvest: 4th week September
very cold start to spring, masses of blossom but average crop2010
Spring blossom: 12 April
Harvest: 1st week October
wet spring and summer but outstanding crop2009
Spring blossom: 28 March
Harvest: 2nd week October
dreary summer, poor yields