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Sops in Wine Apple tree

Owner: Elaine

Location:  Mold, FLINTSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2000
Age of this tree:26 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