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Rubinette Apple tree
Owner: Ron
Location: Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom
| Age: | Planted in about |
| Rootstock: | M9 |
| Soil: | Medium to light loam |
| Climate at this location: | Sheltered |
| Pruning: | pruned to keep slender spindle shape |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | wasps and birds |
Owner's comments
Grown as slender spindle, planted in 2008. Despite being well supported and firmly fixed to stake and wires, the top 18 inches of leader snapped under the weight of fruit in 2011. Tree has slender habit on M9, with slight tendency to mildew. Apples small to medium, some scab.Season records for this tree
2012
No fruit. New leader grew to replace broken one2011
Heavy crop. Leader snapped under weight of fruit. Some mildew earlier, and some wasp damage, but great-tasting small apples2010
Good crop, considering 2nd season2009
took off all apples to allow growth
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