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Yellow Transparent Apple tree

Owner: M

Location:  Ottawa, ONTARIO, Canada

Age:Planted in about 1910
Age of this tree:114 years
Soil:sandy loam 
Pruning:will try this winter
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Taller than 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Un-treated

Owner's comments

Got access to the orchard in summer of 2016, will be trying to recover this and up to 20 other trees in the coming years. All of these have been abandoned for at least 60 years

Season records for this tree

  • 2016

    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Not present
    Mildew: Not present
    Woolly aphid: Not present
    Codling moth: Not present
    Plum fruit moth: Not present
    a 100 year old tree in an abandoned orchard I am trying to recover, I believe it is Yellow transparent. Got 2 apples in great condition in August 2016