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Apple - Morgan Sweet

Owned by: Jean Lippett (Private individual)

Season records for this tree

Season Blossom date Picking date Season notes
2009
1st week September very scabby on some trees
2010
  no blossom this year

About this tree

Location: Martock, Somerset, United Kingdom

Blossom time:1/3 through season
Picking time:early Sept
Soil characteristics at this location:clay
Climate at this location:wet, not cold
Pruning:cut back drastically when overhigh
Age of this tree:Very old
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Taller than 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Biennial cropping (alternate years)
Growth characteristics:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Un-treated
Main local pests:usual for old orchard


Owner's comments

Sweet and a bit woolly, some local older people love it. Used for cider and juice but very cloudy. Very heavy crops in 'on' year and vigorous growth, 2 of 4 trees are completely hollow trunked.


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