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Cox's Orange Pippin Apple tree

Owner: John

Location:  Seaford, EAST SUSSEX, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2014
Age of this tree:12 years
Rootstock:M26
Soil:compost and loam 
Climate at this location:temperate - South Coast of England
Pruning:Pruning in 2015
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:black spot; codlin moth; canker - the works!

Owner's comments

The TWO Cox's Orange Pippin trees I have are planted, well-staked, in 70 litre tubs in a mixture of John Innes No.3 and well-rotted farmyard compost. In total I have four trees - two Cox's Orange Pippin; one Christmas Pippin and one Braeburn