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D'Arcy Spice Apple tree

Owner: Barbara

Location:  Gt. Yarmouth, NORFOLK, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2011
Age of this tree:15 years
Rootstock:M106
Soil:slightly acid loam 
Climate at this location:maritime
Pruning:winter
Tree form:Standard
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:not known

Owner's comments

This tree has been slow to grow and crop , very few apples since planting but this year (2020) it is covered in blossom and hopefully a good crop. It had been in the shade of a larger tree which blew down and then this tree started to thrive.

Season records for this tree

  • 2011

    Spring blossom: 24 April