| Age: | Planted in about 1980 |
| Age of this tree: | 47 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.350 ' above sea level |
| Pruning: | summer prune back new growth |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Biennial cropping (alternate years) |
| 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 |
