North facing ,sheltered ,light in afternoon ,early evening only
Pruning:
Light
Tree form:
Cordon
Height:
Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:
Light crops
Growth:
This tree does not grow well here
Herbicides:
Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:
Un-treated
Local pests:
mildew
Season records for this tree
2022
Spring blossom: 16 April
2021
Spring blossom: 22 April
2020
2019
Spring blossom: 18 April Reduced fruit buds this year
2018
Spring blossom: 19 April
Harvest: 3rd week July Ripe fruits fell off tree despite efforts to give water ,the days of Beauty of Beth being early September seem long gone with global warming
2017
Spring blossom: 10 April
Harvest: 3rd week July 1kg / 2lbs
Size:
3.0m / 10.0ft high 2.0m / 6.7ft wide Canker: Not present Scab: Not present Mildew: Mild attack Fireblight: Not present Cedar-apple rust: Not present Woolly aphid: Not present Codling moth: Not present Plum fruit moth: Not present Silverleaf: Not present Little blossom,very early fruiting ,first eaten 16 July 2017
2016
Spring blossom: 7 May Considerable growth over winter
2015
Harvest: 4th week July 1kg / 2lbs
Size:
2.5m / 8.3ft 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 First season to produce significant Apple---given poor planting situation/soil
2014
Harvest: 3rd week July
Size:
2.0m / 6.7ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide Canker: Not present Scab: Not present Mildew: Not present Fireblight: Not present Cedar-apple rust: Not present Woolly aphid: Not present Codling moth: Not present Plum fruit moth: Not present Silverleaf: Not present autumn seems to be nearly 2 weeks early this year?
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