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Braeburn Apple tree

Owner: Peter

Location:  Johnson City, TN, United States

Age:Planted in about 2007
Age of this tree:19 years
Rootstock:dwarfing but don't know type
Soil:clay 
Climate at this location:4 season, ave temps range 20 - 90 Fahrenheit
Pruning:yes
Tree form:Central leader (widest at 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:green june beetles

Season records for this tree

  • 2014

    Spring blossom: 20 April
    Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high   3.0m / 10.0ft wide
    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Mild attack
    Mildew: Not present
    Fireblight: Mild attack
    Cedar-apple rust: Mild attack
    Woolly aphid: Not present
    Codling moth: Not present
    Plum fruit moth: Not present
    robust, prolific blossoms over several weeks