{"product_id":"apple-malus-cox-self-fertile-bush-12l-container-mm106","title":"Apple (Malus) Cox Self Fertile — Bush, 12L Container, MM106","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCox's Orange Pippin is widely regarded as the finest-flavoured English apple, and Cox Self Fertile offers the same celebrated taste with one important advantage: it doesn't need a pollination partner to crop. The original Cox was raised around 1825 by Richard Cox, a retired brewer, in his garden at Colnbrook near Slough. This self-fertile form has the same medium-sized golden apples, flushed and streaked with orange-red, with creamy, aromatic flesh and a rich, complex sweetness balanced by a gentle sharpness. Pick the fruit in October and store it somewhere cool. The flavour keeps developing in store, and the apples last until January.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis bush tree has a short trunk and an open, branching crown. It is grafted onto the semi-vigorous MM106 rootstock and typically reaches 3–4m tall and wide at maturity, though regular winter pruning keeps it smaller. It suits a medium-sized garden or a small orchard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLike its parent, Cox Self Fertile rewards a little extra care. Give it the warmest, sunniest and most sheltered spot you can, in fertile, free-draining soil that doesn't sit wet in winter. Good airflow through the crown helps keep scab, mildew and canker at bay, particularly in wetter parts of the country. Stake securely for the first few years while the roots establish, water well during dry spells in the first couple of summers, and mulch in spring to keep the roots cool and moist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBecause it is self-fertile, a single tree will crop on its own, which makes it ideal where there's only room for one apple. Yields improve with another pollination group 3 apple nearby, such as Discovery or James Grieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach tree is hand-selected before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailable from Pengelly Garden Centre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pengelly Garden Centre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58817434681718,"sku":"108710","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0380\/1766\/3020\/files\/CoxSelfFertile_d81ed224-c924-478c-bf87-b14404d1e587.jpg?v=1790337244","url":"https:\/\/www.pengellygardencentre.co.uk\/products\/apple-malus-cox-self-fertile-bush-12l-container-mm106","provider":"PengellyGardenCentre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}