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Discovery Apple tree
Owner: Andrew
Location: St Saviour, GUERNSEY, United Kingdom
| Age: | Planted in about 1990 |
| Age of this tree: | 31 years |
| Soil: | clay based good |
| Climate at this location: | mild, windy |
| Pruning: | prune |
| Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | 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
2016
Spring blossom: 26 May2015
Harvest: 1st week August 15kg / 33lbs2014
Spring blossom: 20 May
Harvest: 1st week September 10kg / 22lbs2013
Spring blossom: 22 April2012
Spring blossom: 20 May
Harvest: 3rd week August
Size: 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 problem2011
Spring blossom: 15 April2010
2009
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