Pomme Gris Apple tree
Owner: David
Location: Nr. Bridgewater, NOVA SCOTIA, Canada
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| Age: | Planted in about |
| Rootstock: | Ottawa-3 |
| Soil: | Clay loam |
| Climate at this location: | Atlantic (wet, cool, Ag. Can Zone 5b) |
| Pruning: | I try |
| 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: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | EAS, Coddling moth, apple maggot |
Owner's comments
Medium size russet apple, quite unlike any other russet I have tasted - sweet, intense flavour. Actual identification needs confirmation - it was given to me as Pomme Gris. This is a very old French variety, with multiple synonyms, and multiple similar other varieties, (Reinette Gris (etc.), also Rtte. Gris du Canada, Rtte Grise de la Creuse, Rtte Grise de Billon, Rtte Grise de Champagne, etc.) Does not keep beyond Jan., but still excellent eating after it has shrivelled up in storage into the spring. Of all the russets I have grown (Swayzie, Roxbury, Egremont, Golden), this is clearly the best taste. Scab resistant.Season records for this tree
2011
Spring blossom: 29 May
Harvest: 2nd week October
Long, cold, very wet spring. Did not warm up until August2011
Spring blossom: 29 May
Harvest: 2nd week October
Long, cold, very wet spring. Did not warm up until August