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Pixie Crunch Apple tree

Owner: Ted

Location:  Reading, PA, United States

Age:Planted in about
Soil:Sandy loam 
Climate at this location:Temperate-Zone 6
Pruning:Pruned late winter
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Not sure
Local pests:Plum Curculio

Owner's comments

I have bagged the apples on this tree for the past 3 years. Beautiful and tasy fruit if eaten within a couple weeks of picking.