Gravenstein Apple tree

Owner: Jim

Age:	Planted in about 2009
Age of this tree:	18 years
Climate at this location:	USDA Zone 5b. Av. Frost Free - May 4 to Oct. 6
Pruning:	Lightly Prune. Summer and dormant pruning.
Tree form:	Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:	Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:	Not specified
Growth:	This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:	Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:	Chemical treatments
Local pests:	aphids, curculios

The new growth is likely to harbor aphids. A spray program is needed for insect and scab control. It has a tendency to pre-harvest drop.

2022
Spring blossom: 10 May
Harvest: 4th week August 3kg / 7lbs
2021
Spring blossom: 1 May
Harvest: 4th week August 10kg / 22lbs
Scab: Mild attack
2020
Spring blossom: 16 May
Harvest: 1st week September 3kg / 7lbs
2019
Spring blossom: 6 May
Harvest: 4th week August 9kg / 20lbs
2018
Spring blossom: 12 May
Harvest: 4th week August 5kg / 11lbs
Light crop. Tree is beginning to bear biennially.
2017
Spring blossom: 30 April
Harvest: 4th week August 15kg / 33lbs
Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high 2.0m / 6.7ft wide
2015
Spring blossom: 9 May
A large crop of apples this year, even after thinning. Many of the apples had very few small, or no, seeds.
2014
Spring blossom: 13 May
2013
Spring blossom: 6 May
Harvest: 4th week August 1kg / 2lbs
Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide