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Braeburn Apple tree

Owner: Jady

Location:  Allendale, MI, United States

Age:Planted in about
Rootstock:M26
Soil:Sandy loam 
Climate at this location:Humid continental
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Plum curculio, obliquebanded leafroller, apple maggot

Owner's comments

Purchased Braeburn on M26 rootstock from a local nursury. Decent growth after one season, very little height added the following year, however the tree seems more robust. No bloom in 2011 or 2012, grew numerous fruit buds.