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Falstaff Apple tree

Owner: M

Location:  Northampton, NORTHANTS, United Kingdom

Age of this tree:2024 years
Rootstock:M26
Soil:Heavy clay 
Pruning:Prune/Train
Tree form:Cordon
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Not sure

Season records for this tree

  • 2014

    Spring blossom: 24 April

  • 2013

    Spring blossom: 11 May
    Harvest: 4th week October  1kg / 2lbs
    Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high   
    Only 2 apples possibly due to me being away from home when hand pollonation would have helped.

  • 2012

    Spring blossom: 6 May

  • 2011

    Spring blossom: 19 April
    Harvest: 4th week October
    1st year in blossom but 15 apples!