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Orleans Reinette Apple tree

Owner: Bobthomlinson

Location:  Whaley Bridge, DERBYSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:M27
Soil:Medium loam 
Climate at this location:Cool and wet
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated

Owner's comments

Great flavour, keeps well - grows and crops much better here than in my previous garden a few miles away. Other varieties on M27 generally did better on the heavier soil there.