apple 'Pixie'

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A dessert cultivar in pollination group 4. Suitable for northerly, colder, higher rainfall areas. Skin greenish-yellow flushed orange-red. Intensely aromatic and with a Cox-like flavour, but sharper and firmer-fleshed. Good to heavy crops are produced, but the fruit can be small unless thinned. Season of use December to March

Scientific classification

Species: apple 'Pixie' (Malus domestica 'Pixie')
Genus: Malus
Family: Rosaceae

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Toxicity: Fruit Edible
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of apple 'Pixie'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of apple 'Pixie'

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apple 'Pixie' care guide

Deep weekly watering dry heat periods, mulch lock soil moisture in
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Deep weekly watering dry heat periods, mulch lock soil moisture in

Fertilizing

Dwarf apple fruit tree feed twice yearly spring and late summer

Pruning

Regular pruning is required - see apple pruning; spur bearing

Propagation

Propagate by chip budding or grafting onto a clonal rootstock for fruit. The rootstock used will largely determine the vigour of the tree

Growing

It will crop best in a sunny situation. The height will depend on the rootstock and training method. Suitable for all training forms. Keep a clear area around the trunk of at least 60cm radius. Fruit thinning may be required. For more details see apple cultivation

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