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Winter Pearmain Apple tree

Owner: Tenzicut

Location:  Canby, OREGON, United States

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:M-7 Rootstock - source One Green World
Soil:McAlpin silty clay loam/Salem gravelly silt loam 
Climate at this location:Cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers
Pruning:Training as a Belgian Fence
Tree form:Espalier
Height:Not sure
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Organic treatments
Pesticides:Organic treatments

Owner's comments

I grafted scion onto M-7 rootstock March 2010 Parentage / Origin: England, 1200s Harvest / Season: Harvest: October, Season: October - March Description: Oldest known English apple. Late dessert apple and excellent keeper. Light green fruit turns pale yellow with waxy dots. Crisp, tender, juicy, aromatic flesh. Self-sterile - will pollinate with "Irish Peach" Harvest: October