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Laxton's Superb Apple tree

Owner: Graeme

Location:  Standlake, OXON, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2010
Age of this tree:15 years
Soil:Stony, free draining. 
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Not sure

Season records for this tree

  • 2014

    Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high   1.5m / 5.0ft wide
    Codling moth: Severe attack
  • 2013

    Harvest: 2nd week October  4kg / 9lbs
    Size: 3.0m / 10.0ft high   
  • 2011

    Spring blossom: 18 April
    First year-tree will be de-fruited to allow growth.