Black Oxford Apple tree
Owner: B.
Location: Searsmont, MAINE, United States
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| Age: | Planted in about 2013 |
| Age of this tree: | 14 years |
| Climate at this location: | Zone 5 |
| Tree form: | Standard |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Not specified |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Organic treatments |
Owner's comments
Fedco Trees purchase. Medium-sized round fruit, deep purple with a blackish bloom. Some insect and disease resistance. Unusual light pink blooms, early midseason. Paris, Oxford County, ME, about 1790.Season records for this tree
2016
Spring blossom: 2 June
Harvest: 2nd week September 2kg / 4lbs
Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft 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
Extreme drought in mid-coast Maine (record). Heavy crop, considering age of tree.