Apple

Malus domestica Queen Cox self-fertile

• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
• Ultimate size (M27): 1.8x1.8m (6x6ft)
• Ultimate size (MM106): 5.5x5.5m (18x18ft)
• Flowering period: April and May
• Hardiness: fully hardy

  
  This upright, spreading tree is covered in pure white, cup-shaped flowers in mid and late spring, followed by first class, juicy dessert apples for harvesting in early to mid October. A moderately vigorous variety, which is also self-fertile and produces perhaps the best British eating apple.
  

• Garden care: Keep the base of the tree weed free, fertilise at the beginning of each year and water regularly during hot, dry spells. Remove damaged or crossing branches during the dormant season.
  
  
• Goes well with: Ficus carica, Myrtus communis, Clematis viticella 'Purpurea Plena Elegans', Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum', Aloysia triphylla
  
  

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