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Bartlett Apple tree

Owner: Paul

Location:  Poupas, TARN-ET-GARONNE, France

Age:Planted in about 2011
Age of this tree:15 years
Soil:Clay 
Climate at this location:Continental: hot summers and cold winters, with long mild autumns
Pruning:Prune
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Not sure

Owner's comments

Bought locally in 2011 (I think!) and planted in garden. Cropped quite well in 2012. Large fruit weighed down branches. Became too vigorous for garden and was pruned in 2012, which prevented fruiting in 2013. Scheduled for transplanting to orchard in December 2013.