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Court Pendu Plat Apple tree

Owner: Paul

Location:  Numurkah, VICTORIA, Australia

Age:Planted in about
Soil:Clay but heavily improved for the apple row 
Climate at this location:Meditteranean --wet winter ,dry hot summer
Pruning:Espaliered to 4 orizontal laterals
Tree form:Espalier
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Birds but netted

Owner's comments

I have discovered a grower of heirloom apples near me and have built an espalier system to hold about 12 apples on 4 strands ,field grown but drip irrigated .