Claygate Pearmain Apple tree
Owner: deadbird
Location: Epsom, EPSOM SURREY, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about 2012 |
| Age of this tree: | 15 years |
| Soil: | Clay on chalk,dry |
| Climate at this location: | Cold winter ,exposed hot dry summer |
| Pruning: | Pruned quite hard |
| Tree form: | Half-standard |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | Codling moth severely affects other nearby trees |
Owner's comments
Absence of moth and mildew distinguishes it from other nearby trees,worth planting more given it is a local tree,no brown rot either which affects other trees Red Falstaff and Ellison’ Orange nearby .Season records for this tree
2020
Harvest: 4th week August 6kg / 13lbs
Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high
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
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
Picked early following significant loss to Storm Ellen and other storm.