Yes, trying for central leader but it is resisting.
Tree form:
Half-standard
Height:
Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:
Light crops
Growth:
This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:
Chemical treatments
Pesticides:
Organic treatments
Season records for this tree
2014
Spring blossom: 30 April
Harvest: 1st week September 1kg / 2lbs Canker: Mild attack 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 Only a single apple that was blown off a couple of weeks early (again). Unfortunately the bugs got it first so it was too far gone to store until it ripened a bit. Will be hacking this tree into shape next spring due to it's current unwieldiness.
2013
Size:
3.0m / 10.0ft high 1.0m / 3.3ft wide Canker: Not present Scab: Mild attack Mildew: Not present Fireblight: Not present Cedar-apple rust: Not present Codling moth: Not present Plum fruit moth: Not present Silverleaf: Not present First year for fruit with only a single apple that was blown off a couple of weeks early. Let the apple sit for 1 week unrefrigerated and 1 week refrigerated, still a REALLY tasty apple.
