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Herefordshire Russet Apple tree

Owner: Paul

Location:  Southport, MERSEYSIDE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2012
Age of this tree:13 years
Climate at this location:Wet, Coastal winds
Pruning:Summer Pruning
Tree form:Cordon
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments

Season records for this tree

  • 2018

    Spring blossom: 27 April
    Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high   1.0m / 3.3ft wide
  • 2016

    Spring blossom: 8 May
    Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high   1.0m / 3.3ft wide
  • 2015

    Spring blossom: 6 May
    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   1.0m / 3.3ft 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
  • 2013

    Spring blossom: 12 May
    Size: 1.0m / 3.3ft high   1.0m / 3.3ft 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