Westfield Seek-no-Further Apple tree
Owner: Clayton
Location: Danbury, CT, United States
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Age of this tree: | 2025 years |
Rootstock: | MM111 |
Soil: | Sandy, rocky |
Climate at this location: | Hot summers, cold winters. Very variable. |
Pruning: | Yes |
Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
Cropping: | Not specified |
Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
Local pests: | Deer |
Owner's comments
Also known as "Westfield", but "Seek-No-Further" is so much more poetic...I planted the tree in April of 2009. It is an old New England variety. I planted it alongside a Cox's Orange Pippin, it seems much hardier. It is thriving, whereas the Cox is growing slower and seems more delicate. The major problem so far has been deer, they ate any new growth on the trees. I solved this by enclosing them in 6 foot high chicken wire cages.Season records for this tree
2012
This was the year without a winter. Not a single blossom on the tree. It continues to grow vigorously, though.2011
Spring blossom: 12 May
This is the first time the tree blossomed, at four years old. Only one cluster of blossoms. We've had a very wet, cool spring.