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Pixie Crunch Apple tree

Owner: David

Location:  Rural Ridge, PA, United States

Age:Planted in about 2013
Age of this tree:14 years
Soil:Clay 
Tree form:Standard
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Tent Worms, Ants

Season records for this tree

  • 2018

    Harvest: 3rd week September  1kg / 2lbs
    Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high   

  • 2016

    Harvest: 2nd week September  1kg / 2lbs
    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   1.5m / 5.0ft wide
    First year we had Pixie Crunch apples. 2 Apples survived the deer until maturity