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Early Transparent Gage tree

Owner: Richard

Location:  York, YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:St. Julien A
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Un-treated

Owner's comments

Suffered a bad case of die-back a couple of years ago, which I controlled by removing all the affected branches, seems to be recovering a bit now.