About this Discovery Apple tree
Owner: Bill
Location: LEICESTERSHIRE, United Kingdom
Visiting: By arrangement
| Age: | Planted in about 2004 |
| Soil characteristics at this location: | Very light |
| Pruning: | Summer |
| Age of this tree: | Not sure |
| Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Heavy crops |
| Growth characteristics: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Chemical treatments |
Season records for this tree
| Season | Blossom date | Picking date / Yield | Size | Season notes |
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| 2018 | 5 May |
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| 2017 | 30 April |
1st week August 20kg / 44lbs |
2.5m / 8.3ft high 2.0m / 6.7ft wide |
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| 2016 | 16 May |
4th week August 20kg / 44lbs |
2.0m / 6.7ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide |
Woolly aphid: Mild attack |
| 2015 | 6 May |
3rd week August 20kg / 44lbs |
Woolly aphid: Mild attack |
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| 2014 | 30 April |
2nd week August 20kg / 44lbs |
2.0m / 6.7ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide |
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| 2013 | 19 May |
2nd week September 20kg / 44lbs |
2.0m / 6.7ft high 2.0m / 6.7ft wide |
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