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Cornish Gilliflower Apple tree

Owner: Kevinincornwall

Location:  Liskeard, UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:Cutting on own roots.
Soil:Sandy free draining slightly acid. 
Climate at this location:Elevated Atlantic temperate -winter E Wind chill
Pruning:Training as half std, determined by Roe deer browse.
Tree form:Half-standard
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Wasps & aphids

Owner's comments

Cutting from very large tree in walled garden at the Old Vicorage, St Juliette, N.Cornwall. Cutting taken Feb 2007. Rooted quickly, now (2010) at approx 1.5m