Filippa Apple tree
Owner: Willem
Location: Dedemsvaart, OVERIJSSEL, Netherlands
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| Age: | Planted in about 2012 |
| Age of this tree: | 15 years |
| Soil: | peaty sand |
| Climate at this location: | mild sea climate |
| Pruning: | Better in summer after blossoming |
| 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: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | Codling moth, wasps, monilia |
Owner's comments
Apples fall off easily before ripeningSeason records for this tree
2022
Spring blossom: 25 April2021
Harvest: 2nd week September 100kg / 220lbs
First2020
Spring blossom: 22 April
Harvest: 4th week August 20kg / 44lbs
Size: 4.5m / 15.0ft high 5.0m / 16.7ft wide
Codling moth: Severe attack
Brown rot (monilia) after damage by wasps or codling moth of 50% of the harvest. Apples started falling in July already so we could not eat them but made lots of apple sauce.2019
Harvest: 4th week September 5kg / 11lbs
Size: 5.0m / 16.7ft high 5.0m / 16.7ft wide2016
Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high 2.5m / 8.3ft wide
This tree is now 4 year old. This was the first harvest apart from one or two apples in 2014. No harvest in 2015