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GoldRush Apple tree
Owner: J.P.Curry
Location: Sturgeon, MO, United States
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| Age: | Planted in about 2008 |
| Age of this tree: | 13 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: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree does not grow well here |
| Herbicides: | Organic treatments |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | Woodpeckers, raccoons, catepillars in that order. |
Owner's comments
Highly susceptible to Cedar Apple Rust. Also acquires more sooty blotch than any other tree in our orchard. Should not be advertised as disease resistant for the mid-west U.S.A.Season records for this tree
2014
Spring blossom: 24 April2013
Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Mild attack
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
No crop due to raccoon infestation2012
Cedar-apple rust: Severe attack2011
Harvest: 2nd week October
Season started very wet, but rain cut off in May to maybe 1/2" per month.2010
2009
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