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Arkansas Black Apple tree

Owner: Grouchybroad

Location:  Kirksville, MISSOURI, United States

Age:Planted in about 2009
Age of this tree:15 years
Soil:clay base with fertile loam 
Climate at this location:cold winters/hummidy summers and fall
Pruning:pruned
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Chemical treatments
Pesticides:Chemical treatments
Local pests:aphids, coddling moths

Season records for this tree

  • 2013

    Harvest: 1st week October  80kg / 176lbs
    Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high