Bushey Grove Apple tree
Owner: Andy
Location: Hawick, SCOTTISH BORDERS, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about 2009 |
| Age of this tree: | 17 years |
| Soil: | boulder clay |
| Climate at this location: | very windy |
| Pruning: | annually |
| Tree form: | Standard |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | snails! |
Owner's comments
exhibits biennialismSeason records for this tree
2023
Harvest: 4th week September 10kg / 22lbs
Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high 3.0m / 10.0ft wide
very little brown spot this year but the fruit was wind-harvested and the remaining apples that we piccked at the end of September were well attacked by birds, wasps and perhaps other insects but no woodlice were evident this year.2022
Harvest: 1st week September 20kg / 44lbs
Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high 2.5m / 8.3ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Mild attack
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
attacks by birds, snails and woodlice this year2022
Harvest: 1st week September 25kg / 55lbs
Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high 2.5m / 8.3ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Mild attack
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
attacks by birds, snails and woodlice this year