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Summer Rambo Apple tree

Owner: Dave

Location:  Spokane, WA, United States

Age:Planted in about 2013
Age of this tree:12 years
Soil:Sandy, light. 
Climate at this location:Rather arid; cold winter, hot summer, 2100 chill hrs.
Pruning:Minimal pruning while young.
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Taller than 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Organic treatments
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Codling moth

Owner's comments

This will be the largest apple bush on the property; expect to graft one or two other cultivars on it as it matures.