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Reverend W Wilks Apple tree

Owner: N.

Location:  Cambridge, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:M26
Soil:Shallow sandy-gravelly loam 
Climate at this location:Warm, dry, windy
Pruning:Yes
Tree form:Cordon
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Earwigs, capsid bug, woolly aphids

Owner's comments

Fruits suffer from lots of small surface nibbling by pests, but once peeled, they are usually good for cooking. Slow growing. Poor-average resistance to pests. Good resistance to diseases. Removed 2010.

Season records for this tree

  • 2010

    Spring blossom: 28 April
  • 2009

    Spring blossom: 20 April