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Cornish Gilliflower Apple tree

Owner: Jim

Location:  Mequon, WI, United States

Age:Planted in about 2013
Age of this tree:13 years
Soil:Clay 
Climate at this location:Influenced by Lake Michigan
Pruning:Prune
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Chemical treatments
Pesticides:Chemical treatments
Local pests:Subdivision residents.

Season records for this tree

  • 2023

    Spring blossom: 16 May
  • 2023

    Spring blossom: 16 May
    Harvest: 2nd week October  9kg / 20lbs
    Fortunately, the neighbors left this tree alone for a change. I don’t consider this tree to be a good producer, but, it’s on Bud-9 Rootstock, near a ditch, which is fairly damp all year long.
  • 2022

    Harvest: 1st week October  5kg / 11lbs
    All of the apples were stolen by scum bag neighborhood resident.
  • 2022

    Harvest: 1st week October  5kg / 11lbs
    All of the apples were stolen by scum bag neighborhood resident.
  • 2021

    Spring blossom: 15 May
  • 2021

    Spring blossom: 15 May
    Harvest: 1st week October  5kg / 11lbs
    Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high   2.0m / 6.7ft wide
    Tree produced 50 apples this year. Could only harvest about 20-25 as some wonderful neighbors decided to pick half of them, probably under the cover of darkness, for the second year in a row. $10 says they had no idea what kind of apples these are. 6’ fence for next year.
  • 2020

    Spring blossom: 24 May
    Harvest: 4th week September  1kg / 2lbs
    Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high   1.5m / 5.0ft wide
    Interesting how a tree bearing for the first year with 22-24 apples on it which is planted by a street with numerous pedestrians can suddenly only have 8 apples left (mid-august). Squirrels were probably not the pest in question.
  • 2019

    Spring blossom: 28 May
    Planted near the ditch. 3rd year. Blossoms, apples start to develop then disappear. Bud-9 ....
  • 2018

    Spring blossom: 30 May
  • 2017

    Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high   
    Blossums and small apples shriveled due to scab in mid-May.