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Coe's Golden Drop Gage tree

Owner: John

Location:  Congleton, CHESHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2011
Age of this tree:14 years
Soil:Sandy loam. 
Climate at this location:Variable, often cool and wet.
Pruning:Light pruning for height and shape
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Birds and snails

Season records for this tree

  • 2017

    Harvest: 2nd week September  1kg / 2lbs
    Size: 3.0m / 10.0ft high   2.0m / 6.7ft wide
    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Not present
    Mildew: Not present
    Fireblight: Not present
    Woolly aphid: Not present
    Plum fruit moth: Mild attack
    Silverleaf: Not present
    Plenty of blossom and a good fruit set but wet weather a week or two before picking time split most of the crop.
  • 2013

    Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high   1.5m / 5.0ft 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