Apple 'Queen Cox'

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 guideSome parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers <a href=/edible-flowers