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Spartan Apple tree

Owner: Peter

Location:  Eye, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2008
Age of this tree:16 years
Rootstock:N/K
Soil:Loamy 
Climate at this location:Typical British but on the dry side of country
Pruning:Yes
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Earwigs & Wasps

Season records for this tree

  • 2014

  • 2013

  • 2012

    Spring blossom: 26 April
    Very wet & cold during blossom
  • 2011

    Good crop of large apples after thinning.
  • 2010

  • 2009


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