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Cox Pippin Apple Tree - Description
- Potted Apple Tree
- Cox Pippin Apple
- Latin: Malus Domestica
- Type of Apple: Sweet Eating Apple
- These can also be used for Cooking
- In Cider Production: Bittersweet
- Form: Potted Tree
- Plant Size
- Height: 125cm
- Pot size: 7.5L
- Spacing Distance: 3-5 Metres Apart
Cox Pippin Apple Tree - Characteristics
- Suited to pot growing
- Mature Height: 4-8m
- Fruits: Good Flavour (Regarded as the best dessert apple)
- Crisp texture
- Skin Colour: Red / Orange
- Flesh Colour: Cream / White
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Flowering: Spring flowering with pinky white blooms, approx. 3cm in diameter
- Fruiting: Harvest from September
Cox Pippin Apple Tree - Pollinators
- Cox Pippin is in flowering group 3
- It can pollinated / be pollinated by groups 2, 3 & 4
- Apple varieties in group 2,3 & 4 include
- Ard Cairn Russet
- Braeburn
- Elstar
- Granny Smith
- Kerry Pippin
Cox Pippin Apple Tree - Planting Instructions
Planting Time
- Plant as soon as the plants arrive
- Potted trees can be planted all year round
- Avoid freezing conditions, where the ground is frozen
- Suited to pots & containers
After Care
- Water bare root plants regularly until plants establish
- Water before & after planting
- If dry weather persists, water every 2 days
- Weeding is also essential - especially bind weed which can quickly smoother a young tree
- After 2 years, check the tree stakes to ensure they are not too tight around the tree
