James Grieve Apple tree
Owner: Mark
Location: Lincoln, LINCS, United Kingdom
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Age of this tree: | 2025 years |
Soil: | well-drained land formerly fens |
Climate at this location: | Low rainfall, good sunshine, only occasional winds |
Pruning: | Attempting to prune out years of neglect |
Tree form: | Not sure |
Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
Cropping: | Medium crops |
Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
Herbicides: | Organic treatments |
Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
Local pests: | Codling moth, canker, scab |
Owner's comments
Treated with nematodes last October to try to kill codling moth grubs; 2014 was a very bad year for this pest and over 90% of the crop was affected. 2015 am about to hang a pheromone-based codling moth trap.Season records for this tree
2015
Spring blossom: 29 April