About this Discovery Apple tree
Owner: Andrew
Location: St Saviour, GUERNSEY, United Kingdom
Visiting: By arrangement
| Age: | Planted in about 1990 |
| Soil characteristics at this location: | clay based good |
| Climate at this location: | mild, windy |
| Pruning: | prune |
| Age of this tree: | 10 - 20 years |
| Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth characteristics: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
Owner's comments
planted late 1990'sSeason records for this tree
| Season | Blossom date | Picking date / Yield | Size | Season notes |
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| 2016 | 26 May |
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| 2015 | 1st week August 15kg / 33lbs |
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| 2014 | 20 May |
1st week September 10kg / 22lbs |
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| 2013 | 22 April |
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| 2012 | 20 May |
3rd week August |
1.5m / 5.0ft high 2.0m / 6.7ft wide |
Canker: Not present Scab: Not present Mildew: Not present Fireblight: Not present Cedar-apple rust: Not present Woolly aphid: Not present Codling moth: Not present Plum fruit moth: Not present Silverleaf: Not present fruit good but birds a problem |
| 2011 | 15 April |
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| 2010 | ||||
| 2009 |
