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Methley Apple tree

Owner: Donald

Location:  West Hartford, CONNECTICUT, United States

Age:Planted in about 2012
Age of this tree:13 years
Soil:clay loam 
Climate at this location:zone 6A hot summers, cold winters
Pruning:I summer prune to reduce the height.
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:Chemical treatments

Owner's comments

Methley is a Japanese plum.

Season records for this tree

  • 2016

    Spring blossom: 12 April
    Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high   3.5m / 11.7ft wide
    The blossoms were hit by a severe (-10 F) freeze in February and a late freeze in early April.
  • 2015

    Spring blossom: 1 May
    Harvest: 2nd week July  20kg / 44lbs
    Size: 3.0m / 10.0ft high   3.0m / 10.0ft wide
    This was the tree's first harvest. The fruit ripened nearly simultaneously and many fell to the ground from the branches as I tried to pick them.