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Gravenstein Apple tree

Owner: Gary

Location:  Chesaning, MICHIGAN, United States

Age:Planted in about 1990
Age of this tree:35 years
Soil:clay loam 
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Chemical treatments
Pesticides:Chemical treatments
Local pests:Japanese Beetle

Season records for this tree

  • 2013

    Harvest: 3rd week July  40kg / 88lbs
    Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high   3.5m / 11.7ft 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