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Braeburn Apple tree

Owner: Cindy

Location:  Bonney Lake, WA, United States

Age:Planted in about 2012
Age of this tree:14 years
Climate at this location:Maritime Pacific Northwest
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Maggots, coddling moths

Owner's comments

2016 was the first year we allowed the tree to fully ripen. It was a fairly good crop. No disease or pests, but probably due to the fact we apply maggot barrier socks late spring, when thinning.