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Oullins Gage Apple tree

Owner: Bob

Location:  Winchester, HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2007
Age of this tree:19 years
Soil:chalk sub-staite 
Climate at this location:South England
Pruning:yes
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated

Owner's comments

Tree cropped well 2009-2011 but was relocated when we moved house September 2011. Has survived being blown over Nov 2011. Light cropping in 2012, however this could be due to the re-location or as a result of the late frost and snow, (March-April 2012) or the very wet summer.