Gravenstein Apple tree
Owner: Mark
Location: Cape Neddick, MAINE, United States
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| Age: | Planted in about 2010 |
| Age of this tree: | 18 years |
| Soil: | rocky clay, slightly improved by cover crops |
| Pruning: | almost no pruning, though it is a filler so i'm relaxed about form. no training necessary. |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Heavy crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | borers, voles, deer, plum curculio |
Owner's comments
This rootstock/scion is an absolute champ in our soil and climate. Bears heavily every year. Large, excellent quality fruit, terrific flavor. I spray sulfur for scab and Surround for pc, fruit is super clean at harvest, almost no summer disease or other pest damage. Several years ago I found a borer destroyed ~1/3 of the cambium at the base, tree continuesd bearing without complaint.Season records for this tree
2013
Harvest: 1st week September 9kg / 20lbs
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
fruit was picked over three weeks, starting the beginning of Sept.2012
Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft 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