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Karmijn de Sonnaville Apple tree

Owner: Cammy

Location:  San Diego, CA, United States

Age:Planted in about
Soil:amended decomposed granite.... amended with mushroom farm soil and perlite. 
Climate at this location:Cold winters and hot summers.
Pruning:Not yet
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Not yet known.

Owner's comments

Just got this tree from Exotica Rare Fruit Nursery in Vista, CA and am very excited about it. I have a real cold microclimate in the winter where I plan to put this. Hope I get enough chill hours for this cute tree!! Will find out what it's grafted on and report back soon.

Season records for this tree

  • 2011

    Spring blossom: 22 April
    cold, wet (hooray) winter... hope i had enough chill hours.
  • 2011

    Spring blossom: 22 April
    cold, wet (hooray
  • 2011

    Spring blossom: 27 April
    cold, wet (hooray) winter... hope i had enough chill hours.