Topaz Apple tree
Owner: Gil
Location: Snohomish, WA, United States
| Age: | Planted in about 2009 |
| Age of this tree: | 16 years |
| Soil: | clay loam |
| Climate at this location: | Mediteranean Dry Summers, Wet winters, 1800GDD base 50, avg high 75 avg low 41 |
| Pruning: | elliptical arches |
| Tree form: | Espalier |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Heavy crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Un-treated |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | codling moth |
Owner's comments
Tart, crisp, keeper, nice flavor and late. Scab-free! Sooty blotch arrives most years, though none in 2017. Minimal AM or CM damage, mild mildew on foliage. AKA 'Crimson Topaz'Season records for this tree
2017
Spring blossom: 10 April
Harvest: 2nd week October 70kg / 154lbs
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
Gotta be my favorite of the season!2014
Spring blossom: 15 April
Harvest: 4th week October 25kg / 55lbs
Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
Sooty Blotch and Flyspeck fairly heavy2013
Spring blossom: 19 April
Harvest: 4th week October 3kg / 7lbs
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