Ambrosia Apple tree
Owner: Gil
Location: Snohomish, WASHINGTON, United States
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Age: | Planted in about 2011 |
Age of this tree: | 16 years |
Soil: | Clayloam |
Climate at this location: | Dry summer and rainy winter, median average high 65, low 40 |
Pruning: | None yet, but scionwood |
Tree form: | Espalier |
Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
Cropping: | Light crops |
Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
Herbicides: | Un-treated |
Pesticides: | Un-treated |
Local pests: | Apple maggot and codling moth, voles, rabbits, deer |
Owner's comments
Just waiting to seeSeason records for this tree
2015
Spring blossom: 15 April
Harvest: 3rd week September 5kg / 11lbs
Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high 1.0m / 3.3ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Mild attack
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
An imperfect fruit here. Seems a bit lumpy, not sure why. First year cropping from 5 trees. Just picked this hot year 2015 in 2nd week of September -still a bit starchy.2014
Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high
Scab: Mild attack
Sold off of 10 trees as i'm not convinced of getting anything. Ripening that is