'Cox's Orange Pippin' Apple Tree (12-Litre Pot)

'Cox's Orange Pippin' Apple Tree produces medium sized, juicy and crisp fruit. Named after a retired London brewer, Richard Cox, this apple is widely regarded as one of the best dessert apples.

Golden with red flushes, the attractive 'Cox's Orange Pippin' is a classic heritage variety. Its has a wonderfully complex flavour, which is rich and sweet, and is often the benchmark for other apple varieties and has been used in many breeding programmes.

This magnificent apple tree is available in different rootstocks to suit a range of gardens. The rootstock controls the rate of growth so you can choose a rootstock suitable to where you would like to plant your tree. The rootstock also ensures the tree fruits earlier than when grown on its own roots.

M26 is a semi-dwarf variety that is suitable for smaller gardens, where space is at a premium. This rootstock grows to a mature height of 2.5m (8ft) after 10 years.

MM106 is a semi-vigorous variety that is commonly one of the largest rootstock available. It is best suited to large gardens, where space is not an issue. This rootstock grows to a mature height of 3.5m (11ft) after 10 years.

Features

• Rootstock: M26, MM106
• Fruiting Season: Mid to Late
• Parentage: Unknown
• Pollination: Flowering Group 3 - Self-fertile
• Member of the Royal Horticultural Society Plants for Pollinators Collection

To ensure good pollination and a good crop, apple trees require two or more different cultivars from the same Flowering Group.

Some cultivars are triploid. This means they require two non-triploid cultivars for good pollination.