Fameuse Apple tree
Owner: Dave
Location: Santa Barbara, CALIFORNIA, United States
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| Age: | Planted in about 2009 |
| Age of this tree: | 17 years |
| Soil: | heavy clay |
| Climate at this location: | warm spring, summer and fall, light winter frost |
| Pruning: | Mostly summer pruning for size control |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Biennial cropping (alternate years) |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
Owner's comments
The apples are small, somewhat tart, soft and quite juicy. They are pretty and have improved in flavor each year. This is not a great apple for my yard because I don't have room to let it grow large enough for a cider crop, but it is a variety that I plan to keep. The tree is one of a group of four varieties planted close together in a square pattern, so it grows only over a quarter-circle.Season records for this tree
2013
Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high
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
The tree is described as biennial, and apparently this was it's year for a light crop. There were only 9 apples, but they were larger than in previous years although still on the small side.