James Grieve Apple tree
Owner: Bruce
Location: Taunton, SOMERSET, United Kingdom
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| Age of this tree: | 2025 years |
| Rootstock: | Likely to be M106 |
| Soil: | Clay loam over sand |
| Climate at this location: | Temperate maritime - exposed site |
| Pruning: | Yes |
| Tree form: | Half-standard |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Heavy crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | aphids |
Owner's comments
High local bat population seems to reduce moth problems Heavy crops often pull down and split branches Wasps a problem 2011 Pruned to cut out splitting damage and light canker problem 2012 Pruned to raise height of canopy 2013Season records for this tree
2014
Spring blossom: 4 May
Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high 3.0m / 10.0ft wide
Very reliable blooming at set.2013
Spring blossom: 9 May
Harvest: 3rd week September 35kg / 77lbs
Size: 4.0m / 13.3ft high 4.0m / 13.3ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Mild attack
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Mild attack
Codling moth: Mild attack
Silverleaf: Not present
Recent rains made apples very juicy. Lot of apples rotted on tree2012
Spring blossom: 16 April
Most consistent cropper despite the poor weather summer and autmn2011
Spring blossom: 17 April
Harvest: 2nd week September
Good crop - long harvest period - some bitter pit