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Brownlees Russet Apple tree

Owner: Lenore

Location:  Beverley, EAST YORKS, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Picking:mid October
Soil:slightly chalky 
Pruning:pruned & trained to border
Tree form:Espalier
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:codling moth

Owner's comments

This tree has beautiful blossom, although the fruit is rather small.

Season records for this tree

  • 2012

    Spring blossom: 28 April

Brownlees Russet 27th April 12

Brownlees Russet 27th April 12

Copyright: L. Greensides

Uploaded: 28 May 2012

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