Scrumptious Apple tree
Owner: Paul
Location: Southport, MERSEYSIDE, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about 2009 |
| Age of this tree: | 17 years |
| Rootstock: | M26 |
| Soil: | Alluvial (sand, clay and silt) |
| Climate at this location: | Wet, Coastal winds |
| Pruning: | Yes |
| Tree form: | Espalier |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Light crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | Wasp, Bitter Pit |
Owner's comments
Would have been better on a more vigorous rootstock or grown on its own root system (naturally a small tree)Season records for this tree
2018
Spring blossom: 26 April
Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide2016
Spring blossom: 4 May
Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide2015
Harvest: 4th week September 1kg / 2lbs
Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
Light crop and poor ripening in rather cool summer.2014
Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high 2.0m / 6.7ft wide
Canker: Mild attack
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
Best crop so far, but still week growth. Re-training two arms that had few buds on.2013
Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
No Fruit this year! Trying to take cuttings to grow on own roots rather than graft.