All about apples, pears, plums, and cherries - and orchards where they are grown
About this Honeycrisp Apple tree
Owner: JSchreiber
Location: West Concord, MN, United States
| Age: | Planted in about 2004 |
| Age of this tree: | 16 years |
| Soil characteristics at this location: | excellent top soil but on the alkaline side |
| Climate at this location: | cold winters |
| Pruning: | prune yearly |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | apple maggots and codling moths |
Owner's comments
Using apple maggot barriers keeps most apples clean of pests. Codling moth traps keeps worms away.Season records for this tree
| Season | Blossom date | Picking / Yield | Size | Season notes |
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| 2017 | Canker: Not present Scab: Not present Mildew: Not present Fireblight: Not present Cedar-apple rust: Not present Woolly aphid: Not present Codling moth: Mild attack Plum fruit moth: Severe attack Silverleaf: Not present Had to transplant to new location; few apples this year, and most hit by plum curculio, but tree survived well. |
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| 2016 | 2nd week September 15kg / 33lbs |
4.5m / 15.0ft high 3.0m / 10.0ft wide |
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 Plum fruit moth: Not present Silverleaf: Not present I used the heavy apple maggot barriers (footies) on this tree and this seemed to prevent codling moth damage that did hit other trees harder this year that had the regular weight footies. Very rainy summer and fall! |
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| 2015 | 3rd week September 6kg / 13lbs |
3.5m / 11.7ft high 2.0m / 6.7ft wide |
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 Plum fruit moth: Not present Silverleaf: Not present Once again, using apple maggot barriers, the apples are huge. |
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| 2014 | 4th week September 4kg / 9lbs |
3.0m / 10.0ft high 2.5m / 8.3ft wide |
Canker: Not present Scab: Not present Mildew: Not present Fireblight: Not present Cedar-apple rust: Not present Woolly aphid: Not present Codling moth: Mild attack Plum fruit moth: Not present |
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