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Worcester Pearmain Apple tree

Owner: Colin

Location:  Hanley Castle, WORCESTERSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Soil:clay 
Climate at this location:dry
Pruning:no
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Un-treated

Owner's comments

An old tree, probably 1970's, has one weaker branch of another variety at present un identified. Is in direct competition with a conifer hedge and fell over, pulling out of ground in July 2007 floods. Ended up with the chickens putting beak marks in most of the fruit! Tree is now held up with ratchet straps to the conifer trunks, but seems to be growing better now than before 2007.