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Bardsey Apple tree

Owner: Rebecca

Location:  Lymington, HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2005
Age of this tree:22 years
Rootstock:Cherry
Soil:clay/ gravel with good topsoil 
Climate at this location:Sunny - Golden Triangle
Tree form:Espalier
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:aphids

Owner's comments

Produces too much fruit and needs to be managed by reducing this early season.