To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Cox's problems
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 09:13:47 -0700
Ed,
I certainly agree with you that 'Cox's is difficult to grow in maritime
climates'.
It is very susceptible to anthracnose canker and this is a killer.
I've tried putting them on a stronger r/s e.g. M26 and increasing the calcium
in
soil and in the apple, but they still die (of anthracnose) after a few years.
But having said that, hundreds of people are trying to find a Cox's that WILL
survive in a maritime climate. Lon may just have that strain. We're trying one
here called Poppy's Wonder that came to Victoria as a seed in an apple from
Britain. So far so good, but my tree is only two years old.
Derry in south coastal B.C., a true maritime climate.