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Esopus Spitzenburg Apple tree

Owner: Tom

Location:  Salt Lake City, UTAH, United States

Age:Planted in about 2012
Age of this tree:13 years
Soil:Rocky clay/loam 
Climate at this location:USDA zone 6a/b with hot summers
Pruning:Belgian fence
Tree form:Espalier
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Have read codling moth is a big problem, we'll see. Did lose trees to fireblight last year.

Owner's comments

So far E. Spitzenberg is the easiest growing variety I've planted ( Calville blanc, Swiss limbertwig, Lubsk queen are the others).