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Laxton's Superb Apple tree

Owner: Helen

Location:  Liverpool, MERSEYSIDE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2014
Age of this tree:12 years
Soil:Silt loam with plentiful compost added 
Climate at this location:Temperate maritime
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than 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:Chemical treatments
Local pests:Snails, some codling moths

Owner's comments

Has grown rapidly in 2023.

Season records for this tree

  • 2014

    Spring blossom: 5 May
    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   1.5m / 5.0ft wide
    Currently experiencing June drop (23 June 2014)