Sops in Wine Apple tree
Owner: Elaine
Location: Mold, FLINTSHIRE, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about 2000 |
| Age of this tree: | 27 years |
| Soil: | slightly alkaline, loam with some stones |
| Climate at this location: | Temperate, good for hardy varieties. |
| Pruning: | yes |
| Tree form: | Half-standard |
| Height: | Not sure |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | codling moth (rare) |
Owner's comments
Small dessert apples with red flesh, palatable from tree. Smaller ones used to make superb red apple jelly. Use in place of crab apples for pectin content. Red flowers, highly ornamental all year. Good specimen tree.Season records for this tree
2016
Size: 4.0m / 13.3ft 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: Severe attack
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present