James Grieve Apple tree
Owner: Andrew
Location: St Saviour, GUERNSEY, United Kingdom
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Age: | Planted in about 1990 |
Age of this tree: | 37 years |
Soil: | clay based good |
Climate at this location: | mild, windy |
Pruning: | prune |
Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
Cropping: | Heavy crops |
Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
Pesticides: | Un-treated |
Local pests: | codling moth |
Owner's comments
planted 1991/1992Season records for this tree
2016
Spring blossom: 22 May
Blossom periods very long, some 4 weeks.2015
Harvest: 1st week September 60kg / 132lbs2014
Spring blossom: 7 May
Harvest: 1st week September 30kg / 66lbs2013
Spring blossom: 22 May
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present2012
Spring blossom: 7 May
Harvest: 2nd week September
Size: 3.0m / 10.0ft high 3.0m / 10.0ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Mild attack
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
Cold April, excellent crop and size