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Mantet Apple tree

Owner: David

Location:  Middle Lahave, NS, Canada

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:Ottawa 3
Soil:sandy loam 
Climate at this location:Maritime, Zone 5b
Pruning:Trained to form, then maintained
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:Organic treatments
Local pests:European Apple Sawfly, Coddling Moth, Apple maggot, Saperda candida, mirids

Owner's comments

By far the best early apple I have found.

Season records for this tree

  • 2010

    Spring blossom: 15 May
    Harvest: 3rd week August
    All varieties ripening 1-2 weeks earlier than usual