About this Bramley's Seedling Apple tree
Owner: Jan
Location: Castel D'Aiano, BOLOGNA, Italy
Visiting: By arrangement
| Age: | Planted in about |
| Rootstock: | MM106 (I think) |
| Soil characteristics at this location: | shallow clay/chalk on rock |
| Climate at this location: | hot dry summers, long severe winters |
| Pruning: | Not yet |
| Age of this tree: | 5 - 10 years |
| Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth characteristics: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Chemical treatments |
| Main local pests: | aphids,canker,codling moth,deer,wild boar,processional (I think moths) plant louse (some kind of sap-sucking hemipteran) |
Owner's comments
Lost first really heavy potential crop of fruit in violent hailstorm 1st week June 2011, leaves shredded. Let's hope for better things in 2012.Season records for this tree
| Season | Blossom date | Picking date / Yield | Size | Season notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ||||
| 2010 | ||||
| 2009 |
