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Sunset Apple tree

Owner: Paul

Location:  Warminster, WILTSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2000
Age of this tree:25 years
Rootstock:M9
Soil:Chalky loam 
Climate at this location:Southern English frost pocket
Pruning:Yes
Tree form:Espalier
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree does not grow well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Wasps, slugs, snails, woodlice

Owner's comments

Much the least vigorous of our healthy trees, I suspect that it needs more feeding as it is our only newish variety