Fameuse Apple tree
Owner: Patrick
Location: Mount Macedon, VIC, Australia
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| Age: | Planted in about 1990 |
| Age of this tree: | 36 years |
| Soil: | Clay loam |
| Climate at this location: | Cool temperate |
| Pruning: | Light thinning and pruning to reduce height for netting. |
| 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: | Chemical treatments |
| Pesticides: | Chemical treatments |
| Local pests: | Apple scab |
Owner's comments
Heavily mulched, animal manures and woodchippings. Humid years give a fair bit of scab. Lime Sulphur in winter helps prevent.Season records for this tree
2015
Harvest: 2nd week March 80kg / 176lbs
Size: 3.0m / 10.0ft high 4.0m / 13.3ft wide
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Great season. Heaps of (small) fruit. Only lightly pruned, and not thinned.