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Katy Apple tree

Owner: Helen

Location:  Liverpool, MERSEYSIDE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2014
Age of this tree:12 years
Soil:Silt loam amended with compost 
Climate at this location:Temperate maritime
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Chemical treatments
Local pests:Snails, some codling moths,

Season records for this tree

  • 2019

    Spring blossom: 18 April

  • 2017

    Spring blossom: 13 April

  • 2016

    Spring blossom: 8 May
    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   

  • 2015

    Spring blossom: 24 April

  • 2014

    Spring blossom: 1 May
    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   1.5m / 5.0ft wide
    Currently experiencing June drop (23 June 2014)