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Sunset Apple tree

Owner: Bill

Location:  Smeeton Westerby, LEICESTERSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2007
Age of this tree:19 years
Pruning:Formative
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Organic treatments
Pesticides:Chemical treatments
Local pests:Codlin Moth & Apple Sawfly

Season records for this tree

  • 2018

    Spring blossom: 5 May
  • 2017

    Spring blossom: 25 April
    Harvest: 3rd week September  7kg / 15lbs
    Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high   1.0m / 3.3ft wide
  • 2016

    Spring blossom: 13 May
    Harvest: 1st week October  9kg / 20lbs
    Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high   1.0m / 3.3ft wide
  • 2015

    Spring blossom: 10 May
    Harvest: 1st week October  10kg / 22lbs
    Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high   1.0m / 3.3ft wide
  • 2014

    Spring blossom: 28 April
    Harvest: 3rd week September  7kg / 15lbs
    Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high   
  • 2013

    Spring blossom: 19 May
    Harvest: 1st week October  5kg / 11lbs
    Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high