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Ashmead's Kernel Apple tree

Owner: Mrs E

Location:  Sheffield, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:MM106
Soil:CLAY (NEUTRAL) 
Climate at this location:MILD
Pruning:YES
Tree form:Half-standard
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:SCALE INSECT

Owner's comments

THIS TREE WAS PLANTED IN DEC. 2009. SO TOO EARLY YET TO GIVE MANY DETAILS. THE TREE IS PROTECTED BY HEDGES ON THREE SIDES. WE ARE 660 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, SO WINDS ARE FREQUENT.