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Falstaff Apple tree

Owner: David

Location:  Broadstone, DORSET, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:mm106
Soil:Sandy, improved with manuring over the years 
Pruning:Summer pruning only
Tree form:Espalier
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Aphids

Season records for this tree

  • 2011

    Spring blossom: 15 April
    Early blossom in keeping with a generally early frost free season.

  • 2010

    Spring blossom: 10 May
    Harvest: 1st week October

  • 2009

    Spring blossom: 6 May
    Harvest: 1st week October