[nafex] Bramley and Cox's Orange Pippin Apples in the North
Caren Kirk
quirky at videotron.ca
Sun Feb 26 10:31:25 EST 2012
Hi David,
I have purchased trees and been in touch with Siloam Orchards in the
past. They are perhaps a little bit warmer than me. If I remember
correctly, they suggested that Cox and Bramley would probably not be
hardy enough (on their website they are listed as tender in zone 5).
This is why I was intrigued to hear about Cornhill offering them as
hardy in zone 4.
Despite regularly fantasizing about both these apples, I still think I
am going to play it safe. I've had enough heartache with my apple trees
for a little while and I am limited for space.
Thanks,
Caren Kirk
St. Jerome, QC
On 2/24/2012 1:42 PM, david.maxwell at dal.ca wrote:
> I have had similar experiences with Cornhill as Sarah. Is Siloam Orchards in Ontario not in a
> similar zone to yourself? (Much easier to deal with, and has a larger selection than Cornhill.)
>
>> Cornhill is a bit annoying with their shipping: they charge an arm and
>> a leg and then they bend the trees over double in the box... and the
>> trunk snaps every time! I always ask them to prune them off to the
>> size of the box cuz I get them with the broken top all leafed out and
>> I have to prune it off anyway. But they claim that I'm the only one
>> who gets these broken in half trees, I find that a little hard to
>> believe. Anyway, they have a fabulous collection and I will order
>> from them again cuz the Pocket Gophers took out my Patten pear. sigh
>> Sarah zone 3 Edmonton, AB
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Caren Kirk<quirky at videotron.ca>
>> To: North American Fruit Explorers<nafex at lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 7:59:27 AM
>> Subject: [nafex] Bramley and Cox's Orange Pippin Apples in the North
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I was reviewing some spring catalogs and came across a Canadian
>> nursery in New Brunswick selling Bramley and Cox's Orange Pippin
>> (among many other varieties). They're grafted on Russian
>> "Beautiful-Arcade" rootstock. Technically the nursery is in the same
>> zone as I am (Ag Can 4b). I contacted the owner and he told me they've
>> been growing them sucessfully there for 30 years.
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