Golden Russet 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: | rocy clay, improved slightly by cover crops |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | borers, voles, deer, plum curculio |
Owner's comments
Bears medium crops of decent quality fruit. Size runs smallish. Spray sulfur for scab and Surround for pc, effective control. Get some sooty blotch and flyspeck. Flavor was fair at best in 2012, improved this year but still fair-good.Season records for this tree
2013
Harvest: 3rd week October 5kg / 11lbs
Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
better flavor than 2012 but still below expectations.