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Blenheim Orange Apple tree

Owner: Jeannine

Location:  Thetis Island, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada

Age:Planted in about 2008
Age of this tree:18 years
Soil:clay 
Climate at this location:temperate, island
Pruning:yes
Tree form:Espalier
Height:Not sure
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree does not grow well here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:raccoons!

Season records for this tree

  • 2015

    Harvest: 1st week October  3kg / 7lbs
    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
    Bird damage on ripening fruit.

  • 2014

    Harvest: 1st week October  2kg / 4lbs
    1st harvest - 8 apples on tree planted (espalier) 2008