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Laxton's Fortune Apple tree
Owner: Zed
Location: Harrow, MIDDLESEX, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about 1930 |
| Age of this tree: | 92 years |
| Picking: | late September |
| Soil: | mostly London clay |
| Climate at this location: | mild, tree surrounded by high fences |
| Pruning: | Very little |
| Tree form: | Not sure |
| Height: | Taller than 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Heavy crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Un-treated |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | leaf miner |
Season records for this tree
2020
Spring blossom: 7 April
Harvest: 4th week August 20kg / 44lbs
Size: 7.5m / 25.0ft high 7.5m / 25.0ft wide
Canker: Mild attack
2013 Badly damaged by falling 30+ft pine (lost about third of branches) now mostly recovered and with a good crop. Crisp, white, juicy and sweet fruit.2020
Spring blossom: 7 April
Harvest: 4th week August 20kg / 44lbs
Size: 7.5m / 25.0ft high 7.5m / 25.0ft wide
Canker: Mild attack
2013 Badly damaged by falling 30+ft pine (lost about third of branches) now mostly recovered and with a good crop. Crisp, white, juicy and sweet fruit.2019
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Spring blossom: 8 April2011
Spring blossom: 5 April
Harvest: 1st week August
Have already picked large, ripe, sweet and juicy apples -earliest ever.2010
Harvest: 1st week September2009
Harvest: 3rd week August
Laxton's Fortune, growing in Harrow, UK, and estimated to be 70 years old
Copyright: Zed Zapasnik
Uploaded: 26 Oct 2008
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