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Foxwhelp Apple tree

Owner: David

Location:  Two Rivers, WI, United States

Age:Planted in about 2011
Age of this tree:13 years
Soil:sandy with a little clay 
Climate at this location:Zone 5a - cool, within 1 mile of Lake Michigan
Pruning:not pruning at this time
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Not sure
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Not sure
Local pests:my dog, aphids

Owner's comments

Successfully grafted onto my Cortland tree in May 2011. First crop Oct. 3, 2013 when the first apple fell off the tree (and it wasn't even windy). These fall before fully ripe every year. This apple is hard and needs time to mellow, but once it does, extremely tasty! As of fall 2017, the parent Cortland tree is essentially dead after severe fireblight killed almost all the leaves. Goodbye, Fauxwhelp, we barely knew ye! Tasty apple that falls too early.

Season records for this tree

  • 2017

    Spring blossom: 29 May
    Harvest: 3rd week September  1kg / 2lbs
    Fireblight: Mild attack
    Decent bloom and apple set, but fireblight stunted to just 3 apples.

  • 2015

    Spring blossom: 2 June
    Harvest: 4th week September  1kg / 2lbs
    Big growth, but of about 8-10 blossom clusters, got only 2 fruits.

  • 2014

    Spring blossom: 3 June
    Growing out well, only 6 or 7 blooms, no apples this year.

  • 2013

    Spring blossom: 4 June
    Harvest: 1st week October
    Bloomed longer than Cortland. Thinned to 1 big one. Fell off Oct. 3.

  • 2012

    Spring blossom: 14 May
    Earliest to bloom. No apples. 4 new branches. Grow, baby, grow!