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Queen Cox Apple tree

Owner: Jim

Location:  Trinidad, CA, United States

Age:Planted in about 2015
Age of this tree:10 years
Soil:sandy 
Climate at this location:Cool, within sight of the Pacific Ocean about 300 feet from the coast
Pruning:Pruning toward modified central leader
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:scab, fungus

Owner's comments

This is a semi-dwarf tree planted about 25 feet away from our full sized Queen Cox. It will be sprayed each winter with neem oil and with sulfur for disease control. It has grown well in its first year.