Arkansas Black Apple tree
Owner: J.P.Curry
Location: Sturgeon, MO, United States
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| Age: | Planted in about 2001 |
| Age of this tree: | 25 years |
| Soil: | Heavy clay with little topsoil |
| Climate at this location: | Chilly winters to -10F, hot summers to 105F. |
| Pruning: | Pruned to central leader |
| Tree form: | Not sure |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Heavy crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Organic treatments |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | Woodpeckers, raccoons, catepillars in that order. |
Owner's comments
Very upright growthSeason records for this tree
2014
Spring blossom: 23 April2013
Harvest: 3rd week October 55kg / 121lbs
Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high 2.5m / 8.3ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Mild attack
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Mild attack
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present2012
Spring blossom: 23 March2011
Spring blossom: 14 April
Harvest: 1st week October
Season started very wet, but rain cut off in May to maybe 1/2" per month.