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Cox Pippin Apple Tree - Description
- Bare Root Apple Tree
- Malus Domestica
- Type: Sweet Eating Apple
- Sometimes Used For Cooking
- For Cider Production: Bittersweet
- Rootstock: M9 (Reduced Height Rootstock)
- Form: Bare Root (Not Potted)
- Plant Size
- Height: 4-5ft (125 - 150cm)
- Girth: 10cm
- Spacing Distance: 2.5 - 3 Metres Apart
Delivery - Important Note - Please Read
- We can only deliver orders of this product by Fastway couriers
- Please do not choose DPD as your courier for orders containing this item
Cox Pippin Apple Tree - Characteristics
- Final Height: 2 - 3 meters
- Suited to central leader pruning or cordons
- 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
M9 Rootstock - Advantages
- Most popular rootstock
- Ideal for smaller gardens
- Control tree growth to a manageable height
- Allows trees grow in all soil types
- Fruiting starts after 2 years
- Encourages better fruiting & more yields
Cox Pippin Apple Tree - Planting Instructions
Planting Time
- Plant as soon as the plants arrive
- Plant in dormant season (October to March)
- Avoid freezing conditions, where the ground is frozen
Positioning Trees
- Plant in full sun
- Avoid shaded, exposed areas & frost pockets
- South east facing slope is most ideal - avoid north facing slopes
- Add well rotted manure to planting hole
- When planting - spread out roots, ensure the top of the root collar is just at or below ground level
- Compact soil in around the rootball
Orchard Planting
- Plan your orchard along a north - south axis
- This avoids shading & maximises sunlight to plants
- Rootstock will determine spacing (M9 rootstock = 2.5m - 3m apart)
- Stake trees prior to planting
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
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