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Katy Apple tree

Owner: Anne

Location:  Ballycastle, CO.ANTRIM, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Soil:Slightly acid clay/loam 
Pruning:Tidy only
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Birds as with my other fruits, but I let it happen

Owner's comments

Can't judge the fruit at the moment as the birds got there before me!

Season records for this tree

  • 2009

    Harvest: 2nd week September
    Low yield but a young tree