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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 heavy
  • 2013

    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