Available from Notcutts comes the Apple Christmas Pippin. An exceptional high quality eating apple, the Christmas Pippin flowers & crops heavily & is very easy to grow, producing beautiful honey flavoured fruit. For best results, pick from early-October & store & use until March. Often described as tasting similar to Cox's Apples, though these are much easier to grow. Features & tips Produces a juicy, acidic flavoured cooking apple. In the first couple of years, prune to ensure a healthy shape. Increase watering if there are long spells of dry & hot weather Don't dig your hole days before planting
- apple trees do not like sitting in water so you're better off waiting to dig on the day you plant. You are strongly advised to use a rabbit guard with your young tree, as otherwise your trunk will be chewed around, killing your tree.