Pinova Apple tree
Owner: N.
Location: Cambridge, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about |
| Rootstock: | M26 |
| Soil: | Shallow sandy-gravelly loam |
| Climate at this location: | Warm, dry, windy - but tree planted with roots in shade of a wall, to improve moisture |
| Pruning: | Yes |
| Tree form: | Cordon |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Un-treated |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | Sawfly, codling (maggots), earwigs |
Owner's comments
Good resistance to diseases. Poor resistance to pests. Particularly a favourite of sawfly and codling maggots. Very unusual "savoury" flavour. I only keep mine (as a cordon) because it seems to attract the maggots, which seem to draw the maggots away from my other trees. I cut the "maggot-holed" fruits into four, discard the quarter with the hole in it, then scoop-out the maggoty core from the other quarters. The flesh remains edible since the maggots eat the pips and not much of the flesh.Season records for this tree
2010
Spring blossom: 2 May2009
Spring blossom: 18 April