Grimes Golden Apple tree
Owner: Lynnie
Location: Corvallis, OREGON BENTON, United States
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| Age of this tree: | 2025 years |
| Rootstock: | dwarf type |
| Soil: | heavy clay I compost +mulch |
| Climate at this location: | zone 8 Mediterranean (Oregon Willamette Valley) |
| Pruning: | yes but tree badly damaged by cottonwood falling smack on top |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Not sure |
| Cropping: | Not specified |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | none |
Owner's comments
Really damaged by Big tree falling on it and taking out top and splintering over 1/2 of it. I chainsawed off the damage pruned watered etc 2011no crop, 2012 got 3 apples 2013 had to thin very good healthy crop :-) some fertilizer but no other chemicalsSeason records for this tree
2014
Harvest: 4th week September 4kg / 9lbs
Size: 3.0m / 10.0ft high 2.0m / 6.7ft wide
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
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