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Ersinger Fruhzwetsche Apple tree

Owner: Alison

Location:  Colwyn Bay, NORTH WALES, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 1980
Age of this tree:46 years
Soil:thin loam over shale rock 30 cm down 
Climate at this location:mild maritiime low rainfall (30" pa) and high sunshine, cool sea breezes in pm
Pruning:summer prune back new growth
Tree form:Espalier
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:birds like crows pecking fruit and most others too from blackbirds to tits