Katy Apple tree
Owner: Bill
Location: Ulverston, CUMBRIA, United Kingdom
| Age: | Planted in about 2016 |
| Age of this tree: | 10 years |
| Soil: | Alluvial, river estuary |
| Climate at this location: | High rainfall all year round, cold, windy |
| Pruning: | Light shaping prune in autumn of first year |
| Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | Some boring insects - unidentified. |
Season records for this tree
2017
Spring blossom: 10 May
Harvest: 3rd week August 4kg / 9lbs
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Mild attack
Planted in the autumn of 2016, so first full season was 2017. Very abundant blossom on bush trained tree, spreading from bottom to top over several weeks. Large number of fruits set at all heights and only a few fell during June, as the tree settled down to crop. Started to pick during third week of Aug, large number of apples for the first season, with excellent size and flavour. Some minor attacks by boring insects on very few fruit but most were perfect. Very impressive performance for i