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Charles Ross Apple tree

Owner: Frances

Location:  Old Windsor, BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Blossom:April into May
Picking:September
Soil:Clay 
Climate at this location:Equable
Pruning:No
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Taller than 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Biennial cropping (alternate years)
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated

Owner's comments

The tree is about 50 years old as estimated by the RHS. It has been in my garden for 36 years and was transplanted from a another mature garden.

Season records for this tree

  • 2012

    Spring blossom: 1 May
    Harvest: 4th week August
    Good crop of apples this year.