Annie Elizabeth Apple tree

Owner's comments

This is a very large tree (largest in our orchard), probably planted in about 1860 when the house was first built. It is now fully recumbent but seems to have recovered from gradually going down to the ground in about 2012. It has now started again growing a little. It is still cropping and as usual still producing a good number of large/very large cookers often out on the ends of long dangling stems. This apple tree is the favourite for the 2-4 wintering Blackcaps we usually have and they are often seen feeding on apples that have not been picked as the apples can sometimes stay on this tree a long time into the winter period.