I bought a new addition to my fruit and vegetable garden today: an apple tree. My garden is quite small (with a lot in it!) and so I had to buy a miniature, or dwarf, apple tree and I got the sort that has two kinds of apples on it. My choice was
Coronet 'Family' James Grieve and Coxs Orange Pippin. The truth is, I'm not so bothered about having the apples as I am about having the blossoms. I love trees and the compromise for having such a small garden (about 22ft x 22ft) is to downsize. Every shrub or climber that I select is chosen because it has limited growth.
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| Coronet 'Family' apple tree, James Grieve and Coxs Orange Pippin 24052016 |
I've chosen to keep mine in a container on the top patio where it will get full sun but be protected somewhat from wind. I've potted it into a heavy terracotta container that is about 38cm dia, using a multi-purpose compost, and I've staked it (I just tied two strong bamboo canes together to use as a stake). The top of the tree is the James Grieve variety of apple which has been grafted onto a Cox's Orange Pippin tree. I have no doubt that the rootstock is a dwarfing rootstock.
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| Coronet 'Family' apple tree, James Grieve and Coxs Orange Pippin 24052016 |
