Apple ‘Pixie’ (Organic)

Apple ‘Pixie’ is a Cox-style, aromatic, dessert apple which is more suited to colder, wetter climates than Cox.  This later-ripening variety is ready for harvesting around mid-October but often with the flavour improving during storage. Cox’s Orange Pippin is reported to be one of its parents and the flavour is similar but juicier and crispier with a refreshing sharpness. Fruit is greenish-yellow flushed orange red. Yields can be heavy and this apple benefits from thinning to avoid small fruit. More suited to colder, wetter climates than Cox. Pollination group 4. Season of use October to March.

Apple rootstocks:

• M27 – Extreme dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 1.5m (5′)
• M9/ Pajam 9/ P9 – Dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 2.5m (8′)
• M26 – Dwarf reaching a mature height of 2.5-3m (8-10′)
• M6 – Semi dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 3m (10′)
• MM106 – Semi dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 4m (13′)

This variety is not self-fertile and requires a pollination partner.

Estimated time to cropping once planted: 2 years.
Estimated time to best yields: 5 years.

Useful links:

How to grow fruit trees Fruit rootstock guide