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Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Potted Cox's Orange Pippin Apple

Potted Cox's Orange Pippin Apple

Available only for pick-up at nursery.

History: Cox's Orange Pippin was first grown in England in 1830 and was named after the retired brewer and horticulturalist who first bred it, Richard Cox. Its excellent flavour has earned it a spot as one of the best fresh eating apples in England where it has remained popular ever since. In fact, it still accounts for over 50% of fresh eating apples grown in the UK today. Despite its reputation, it is seldom grown commercially in North America due to its precocious nature and susceptibility to many common apple diseases.

Why We Grow It: This apple's reputation is hard to ignore with its sweet, subtle, aromatic flavour and attractive orange-red skin. Not only is it good for fresh eating, it is also popular in cider blends.

    Fruit Specs

    Recommended Use: Fresh eating, cider

    Fruit Size: Medium

    Storage: Keeps for a few months when stored in cool, humid conditions

    Harvest: October - Early

    Growing Specs

    Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5b

    Soil Preference: Sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Prefers average to moist conditions, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring. Generally quite adaptable to different soil conditions.

    Flowering Time: Middle

    Bloom Colour: White

    Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different apple variety that blooms around the same time

    Sun/Shade Requirements:

    Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

    General Growth Habits:

    Moderately vigorous and precocious. Susceptible to mildew, fireblight, cedar rust, bitter pit, scab and canker. Spur bearing.

    Primocane or Floricane (if applicable):

    Thorns:

    Pickup

    Potted plants are only available for pick-up at the nursery. They unfortunately cannot be shipped due to the size and weight of the pots.

    You are welcome to order potted plants ahead of time online or stop in at the nursery to purchase them! Our hours vary seasonally so we recommend checking our posted hours ahead of time (see the bottom of the webpage or our Google hours).

    Size at Purchase

    The sizes of potted plants varies by species and variety, but we have some approximate size ranges based on pot size (all heights include the pot):

    • 1g pots - 1-3ft tall
    • 2g or 3g pots - 1.5-3ft tall
    • 5g pots - 3-7ft tall
    • 8g pots - 4-7ft tall

    Please note that some plants may fall outside these ranges. If you are curious about the size of a specific kind of plant, call or email us and we're happy to give you a more accurate size range!

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