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Gascoyne's Scarlet Apple tree

Owner: N.

Location:  United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:MM111
Soil:Shallow sandy-gravelly loam 
Climate at this location:Warm, dry, windy
Pruning:Yes
Tree form:Half-standard
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:None

Owner's comments

Good resistance to most pests and diseases, apart from canker, which, so far, seems about average resistance. Quite a long, slender-branched and slightly sparse-leaved tree with a very open habit. Reported to grow well on very poor soils (including chalk), and also reported to be fairly resistant to "worms" in the apples.