Spring blossom: 25 April
Harvest: 3rd week October 20kg / 44lbs Good harvest in a good year for most trees.
2019
Spring blossom: 7 May Reasonable amount of blossom. One or two fruits developed, but died off by early summer.
2018
Spring blossom: 4 May
Harvest: 2nd week October 30kg / 66lbs (Actual: 28 Kgs)
2017
Spring blossom: 19 April
Harvest: 1st week October 8kg / 18lbs This is the most reliable variety on the family tree. Harvest is a long way down on last year, but still a good crop with many quite large apples. Flavour very good.
2016
Spring blossom: 10 May
Harvest: 3rd week October 25kg / 55lbs Very good harvest - c 24Kg
2015
Spring blossom: 29 April
Harvest: 3rd week October 15kg / 33lbs Codling moth: Mild attack (Brown rot problems also present.) Very good harvest, with apples lasting on the tree easily until the end of October - last picking date was 30 Oct.
2014
Spring blossom: 24 April
Harvest: 2nd week September 2kg / 4lbs
Size:
3.0m / 10.0ft high 2.0m / 6.7ft wide Codling moth: Mild attack A poor year, mainly due to a bad attack of blossom wilt in the Spring -- lost about three-quarters of the blossom.
2013
Spring blossom: 16 May
Harvest: 4th week October 10kg / 22lbs