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Red Devil Apple tree

Owner: Sally

Location:  Kirriemuir, ANGUS, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 1990
Age of this tree:34 years
Climate at this location:cool maritime, 600 ft above sea level, with cold winters (by UK standards). Relatively dry summers.
Pruning:yes, summer pruning
Tree form:Half-standard
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated

Owner's comments

This tree suffers from fruit split if it does not get watered in dry summers. The fruit then gets affected by scab and becomes unusable. This years crop looks good, and is almost free from scab and with little splitting