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Macoun Apple tree

Owner: Alison

Location:  Albion, CALIFORNIA, United States

Age:Planted in about 1990
Age of this tree:37 years
Rootstock:unknown dwarfing rootstock, tree a gift
Soil:clay 
Climate at this location:wet, mild winters, cool summers with some fog
Pruning:yearly
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than 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:deer, bear, codling moth, scab

Owner's comments

A good apple.

Season records for this tree

  • 2013

    Harvest: 3rd week October  3kg / 7lbs
    Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high   2.0m / 6.7ft wide
    Scab: Not present
    Mildew: Not present
    Fireblight: Not present
    Cedar-apple rust: Not present
    Codling moth: Not present
    Poor fruit set; off-year and wet spring.