Keswick Codlin Apple tree
Owner: Matt
Location: Blacklion, COUNTY CAVAN, Ireland
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| Age: | Planted in about 2013 |
| Age of this tree: | 14 years |
| Soil: | About 50cm of top soil with clay subsoil over limestone |
| Climate at this location: | Wet but tree fairly sheltered from worst winds |
| Pruning: | Light pruning only |
| Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
| Local pests: | Slugs |
Owner's comments
Only pest control in 2016 was a couple of treatments with slug pellets. Only application to the tree was a single spray of whey during the start of the scab season.Season records for this tree
2016
Harvest: 3rd week September 5kg / 11lbs
Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high 3.0m / 10.0ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
Good crop of medium sized apples. Poor weather and light levels in August and September have probably delayed cropping slightly