Ellison's Orange Apple tree
Owner: N.
Location: Cambridge, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom
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Age: | Planted in about |
Rootstock: | MM106 |
Soil: | Shallow sandy-gravelly loam |
Climate at this location: | Warm, dry, windy |
Pruning: | Yes |
Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
Cropping: | Medium crops |
Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
Herbicides: | Un-treated |
Pesticides: | Un-treated |
Local pests: | Codling moth (maggots), wasps, earwigs |
Owner's comments
2011: rootstock contracted crown/root rot; tree died. Upright growth. Poor resistance to pests - a favourite of codling maggots, lucky to get 1/3 of the apples in good condition (but at least it keeps the maggots away from my other apples) Average resistance to diseases. Needs annual surgery to remove cankers. Narrow branch angles seem to affect the durability of the bark - and this aggravates the tendency for canker. Upper half of canopy ruined by cankers during 2009 growing season and the entire top half of the bush has been removed during winter 2009-2010.Season records for this tree
2010
Spring blossom: 27 April2009
Spring blossom: 18 April