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James Grieve Apple tree

Owner: stanwatt2008@hotmail.co.uk

Location:  Gardenstown, ABERDEENSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2011
Age of this tree:14 years
Rootstock:'Supercolumn' (Chris Bowers)
Soil:Sandy loam 
Climate at this location:Variable, but can be very sunny and mild.
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Chemical treatments

Season records for this tree

  • 2017

    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   
    Canker: Mild attack
    Scab: Not present
    Mildew: Not present
    Fireblight: Not present
    Cedar-apple rust: Not present
    Woolly aphid: Not present
    Codling moth: Not present
    Plum fruit moth: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present

  • 2014

    Spring blossom: 14 May
    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Not present
    Mildew: Not present
    Fireblight: Not present
    Cedar-apple rust: Not present
    Woolly aphid: Not present
    Codling moth: Not present
    Plum fruit moth: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present

  • 2013

    Spring blossom: 3 May
    Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high   
    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Not present
    Mildew: Not present
    Fireblight: Not present
    Cedar-apple rust: Not present
    Woolly aphid: Not present
    Codling moth: Not present
    Plum fruit moth: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present

  • 2011

    Spring blossom: 3 May

James Grieve blossom

James Grieve blossom

Copyright: S. Watt

Uploaded: 02 May 2011

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