Apple ‘Queen Cox’ is a sport of ‘Cox Orange Pippin’, one of the most popular English apples around, and a superior offspring from the Pippin family creating an apple that combines all the best qualities of it’s family members. Larger, crisper and with better rich colour than ‘Orange Pippin’, you will still see very similar aromatics and complexity in it’s flavour, as well as the same firm juicy flesh with a hint of acidity. This brilliant eating apple will be ready for picking in October, while it’s flavour will develop as it’s stored. Self-fertile, it does require ideal conditions to produce good crops.
- Apple rootstocks:
- M27 - Extreme dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 1.5m (5')
- M9/ Pajam 9/ P9 - Dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 2.5m (8')
- M26 - Dwarf reaching a mature height of 2.5-3m (8-10')
- M6 - Semi dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 3m (10')
- MM106 - Semi dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 4m (13')
This variety is self-fertile and does not require a pollination partner.
Estimated time to cropping once planted: 2 years.
Estimated time to best yields: 5 years.
Useful links:
How to grow fruit trees Fruit rootstock guide
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Growing Information
Plant apple trees in any well drained soil in a sheltered sunny position. Prior to planting, incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the planting hole and drive the stake into the ground to support the tree. Staking after planting may result in damage to the root ball. Plant fruit trees at their original soil level and firm them into the ground. Fasten the tree to the stake using a tree tie, and water well.
