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Fameuse Apple tree

Owner: Charley

Location:  Spokane, WA, SPOKANE COUNTY, United States

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:M7 or M111
Soil:Sandy clay loam 
Climate at this location:Cold winters with snow or sleet, hot short summer, cool to cold spring and fall.
Pruning:prune
Tree form:Not sure
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:Apple Maggot

Owner's comments

We use nylon socks to cover our apples in June. With these, we do not have much problem with apple maggots etc. For weeds we have been planting insects that have slowly cut down on the Dalmation toadflax and Knapweed. (Biological control)