Lane's Prince Albert Apple tree
Owner: Janet
Location: Wisbech, CAMBS, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about 2005 |
| Age of this tree: | 25 years |
| Soil: | Thick clay dug up from drains in 17Century |
| Climate at this location: | Dry, sunny very windy |
| Pruning: | Prune to upper buds as it is spreading. |
| Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Biennial cropping (alternate years) |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Chemical treatments |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | wasps and birds |
Owner's comments
Some years growth is good then other years it seems to stand still. Cropping seems to be biennial or some poor cropping years others very heavySeason records for this tree
2014
Harvest: 2nd week September 9kg / 20lbs
Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high 2.0m / 6.7ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
A very heavy crop after last year's poor one. Healthy undamaged by birds and wasps crop. No sign of any disease at all. Large apples and plenty of them. A good season, probably the best since transplanting it in 2005 into this garden