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Discovery Apple tree

Owner: John

Location:  Kilmarnock, AYRSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:m9
Blossom:early mid may
Picking:late august
Soil:clay 
Climate at this location:above average rainfall windy
Pruning:august
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Organic treatments
Pesticides:Chemical treatments
Local pests:green fly/

Owner's comments

i use lots of soil improver ie manure and john innes 3 and feed with bone meal and seaweed fert most trees are cordons or vertical columns from chris bowers fruit tree nursery