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Honeycrisp Apple tree

Owner: Cheri

Location:  Plover, WISCONSIN, United States

Age:Planted in about 2010
Age of this tree:16 years
Soil:Sandy 
Climate at this location:Winter: Cold temp that can get below zero. Summers: Can get into the 90's.
Pruning:Still young so light pruning in March
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Chemical treatments
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Deer

Owner's comments

Apples are larger, sweet with a light tartness and juicy

Season records for this tree

  • 2013

    Harvest: 2nd week October  1kg / 2lbs
    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
    Young tree, so I happy to get a couple dozen apples
  • 2012

    Size: 1.0m / 3.3ft high   1.0m / 3.3ft wide
    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Not present
    Mildew: Not present
    Fireblight: Not present
    Woolly aphid: Not present
    Codling moth: Not present
    Plum fruit moth: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present
    Early warm temperatures and late frost killed blossoms and a deer got the 1 apple that grew.