Bountiful Apple tree
Owner: Andrew
Location: Eastleigh, HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about |
| Rootstock: | M106 |
| Blossom: | April |
| Picking: | September |
| Soil: | London Clay |
| Climate at this location: | Warm, town environment, slight frost pocket, cool misty mornings |
| Pruning: | Annual |
| Tree form: | Not sure |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Heavy crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | Codling moth, bitter pip, brown rot |
Owner's comments
Productive in 2008. Approximately 200 large apples. About 5 apples in 2009 Approximately 250 large apples in 2010. Some bitter pip (5%) and some Codling moth (5%) damage. Approsimately 25 apples in 2011. Seems to hav e gone biennial. No bitter pip following treatment with gardeners lime A wonderful year with about 500 good apples, when so many local hedgerow trees have none.Season records for this tree
2012
Spring blossom: 30 April
Harvest: 3rd week September
Excellent year, approximately good quality apples
