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Grenadier Apple tree

Owner: Pippa

Location:  Dorking, SURREY, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 1930
Age of this tree:94 years
Soil:Sand 
Climate at this location:Mild but in a frost pocket
Pruning:No
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Moth

Owner's comments

We lost a limb off this tree earlier this year (it had two) as it was rotten to its centre, but the remaining limb is still strong and produced another good crop this Autumn.