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Binet Rouge Apple tree

Owner: Steven

Location: Turney, MO, United States

Age:	Planted in about 2019
Age of this tree:	6 years
Soil:	6 inches of soil over clay.
Climate at this location:	Temperate. Freezes from November through March. Four full seasons. temp 100 F to -5 F.
Pruning:	Prune every year to spread tree and allow a central leader
Tree form:	Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:	Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:	Does not usually produce any fruit
Growth:	This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:	Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:	Organic treatments
Local pests:	Japanese Beetles (Horrible the last two years.)

Owner's comments

This is in Frog Pond Orchard. It is being expanded 10 trees a year. I literally move the cattle fences out. It covers 10% of the 14 acre field that will eventually be filled with apple and pear trees.