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Ribston Pippin Apple tree

Owner: Don

Location:  Twisp, WA, United States

Age:Planted in about 2011
Age of this tree:14 years
Soil:rocky loam, well drained 
Climate at this location:short, hot, dry growing season; long cold winters
Pruning:prune
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:Organic treatments

Season records for this tree

  • 2014

    Spring blossom: 6 May
    1st bloom year for this tree, and it only has a few bloom clusters.