Wyken Pippin Apple tree

Owner: Dave

Location: Santa Barbara, CALIFORNIA, United States

Age:	Planted in about 2010
Age of this tree:	15 years
Soil:	heavy clay
Climate at this location:	warm spring, summer and fall, light winter frost
Pruning:	summer pruning for size control, minimal winter pruning
Tree form:	Espalier
Height:	Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:	Not specified
Growth:	This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:	Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:	Un-treated

Owner's comments

This tree is one of 16 varieties planted very close together in a row by the street. Any especially good varieties in this line may be used to replace poor or mediocre varieties in the center of the yard, where the trees can grow somewhat larger. 2013: The first crop was 3 apples that were sweet and had good texture, but there was nothing distinctive about the flavor. Hopefully more flavor and character will develop over time.

Season records for this tree

2013
Harvest: 2nd week September 1kg / 2lbs
Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
First crop: 3 apples that were wide and flat. All grew near the very thin top of the tree, so I propped it up with poles.