Ashmead's Kernel Apple tree
Owner: Peter
Location: Croom, PRINCE GEORGE'S CTY., MARYLAND, United States
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| Age: | Planted in about |
| Rootstock: | M111 with standard interstem |
| Soil: | Sandy loam |
| Climate at this location: | Maritime, coastal plain |
| Pruning: | Pyramidal |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Not specified |
| Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Chemical treatments |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
Owner's comments
Grafted one AK over a Yellow Transparent that was top killed by Fireblight. May do a few on Geneva 30, since the M 111 isn't the least bit precocious. Has no commercial potential, hope it isn't as Fireblight susceptible as some studies suggest.Season records for this tree
2011
Spring blossom: 10 April
Tree is an overgraft, has grown some 4 years before flowering