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Ellison's Orange Apple tree

Owner: Pete

Location:  Cumbria, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:m109
Picking:September
Soil:stony loam 
Climate at this location:mild/wet
Pruning:regulatory
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:codling moth

Owner's comments

Only planted this two years ago; has produced good crops of nice apples (needs thinning though) seems resistant to scab and canker up to now.