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Santa Rosa Apple tree

Owner: Karen

Location:  Salado, TX, United States

Age:Planted in about 2013
Age of this tree:12 years
Soil:amended with well rotted compost - on the alkaline side 
Climate at this location:Zone 8b- hot nights and warm summers
Pruning:prune
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:aphids, and some misc pests.

Owner's comments

from Womacks Nursery in De Leon, TX bare root

Season records for this tree

  • 2015

    Spring blossom: 6 March
    Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high   1.0m / 3.3ft wide
    great blooms, 3 separate freezes with rain killed blooms. Had lots of blooms though. Might have been a great harvest otherwise.