About this Discovery Apple tree
Owner: Pip
Location: RYE, EAST SUSSEX, United Kingdom
Visiting: By arrangement
| Age: | Planted in about 2010 |
| Soil characteristics at this location: | Tending to clay |
| Climate at this location: | Coastal ie. subject to SW winds |
| Pruning: | Yes, winter pruning to reduce side shoots |
| Age of this tree: | Less than 5 years |
| Tree form: | Espalier |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Light crops |
| Growth characteristics: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Main local pests: | Aphids |
Season records for this tree
| Season | Blossom date | Picking date / Yield | Size | Season notes |
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| 2014 | 12 May |
Woolly aphid: Mild attack This tree's blossom is considerably delayed this year (compared to 2013) and the rest of the orchard which blossomed in early April |
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| 2013 | 15 May |
Woolly aphid: Mild attack Cold, prolonged spring so blossom came late |
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| 2012 | 28 April |
1kg / 2lbs | Woolly aphid: Mild attack |
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| 2011 | 21 April |
1kg / 2lbs | Woolly aphid: Mild attack Although affected by aphids this summer, this tree seemed more resilient than the other trees I planted and the crop was unaffected |
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| 2010 | 3rd week July |
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| 2009 | Blossom removed to allow tree to build strength |
