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Yorkshire Greening Apple tree

Owner: Georgina

Location:  London, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 1900
Age of this tree:124 years
Soil:Clay 
Climate at this location:UK weather - temperate but getting drier
Pruning:Twice in last 10 years
Tree form:Standard
Height:Taller than 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Leaf miner in recent months

Owner's comments

This tree was possibly in the local orchards which were being sold to make way for housing in the 1920s. It is an old tree with eyes/ face. Some branches heavy and rottennand cut back 20 years ago.