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Sunset Apple tree

Owner: Alan

Location:  Chippenham, WILTSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:M26
Soil:Medium Loam 
Climate at this location:Temperate
Pruning:Summer
Tree form:Cordon
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Aphids

Season records for this tree

  • 2012

    Spring blossom: 19 April
    Dry dry March but wet cold April
  • 2011

    Spring blossom: 12 April