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Rubinette Apple tree

Owner: Ted

Location:  Reading, PA, United States

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:M26
Soil:Loam 
Climate at this location:Humid Subtropical
Pruning:Central Leader
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Biennial cropping (alternate years)
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Not sure
Local pests:Curculio, Coddling moth

Owner's comments

This is a great apple. I allowed this tree to over bear in 2010 and had only 4 apples 2011.