Arkansas Black Apple tree
Owner: Dave
Location: Santa Barbara, CALIFORNIA, United States
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| Age: | Planted in about 2011 |
| Age of this tree: | 14 years |
| Soil: | heavy clay |
| Climate at this location: | warm spring, summer and fall, light winter frost |
| Pruning: | summer pruning for size control, minimal winter pruning |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Heavy crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
Owner's comments
Light, very precocious crops in 2012 (2 apples for the first crop) and 2013 (4 apples). Much heavier and very protracted blossoming this year, from early May until very early July. Currently 13 apples have set, with one more possible.Season records for this tree
2014
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
Extremely long blossoming period this year: from early May until the last flower (so far) opened on July 17. It seemed to have two flowering periods, both long. This is a much heavier crop than before, with 13 apples on a small narrow tree (7 feet tall).