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Golden Delicious Apple tree

Owner: James

Location:  Westport, COUNTY MAYO, Ireland

Age:Planted in about 2017
Age of this tree:8 years
Soil:Slightly acidic 
Climate at this location:By the sea, can be windy and wet
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated

Owner's comments

Produced lots of fruit, had to thin a lot.

Season records for this tree

  • 2023

    Spring blossom: 1 May
  • 2023

    Spring blossom: 1 May
    Harvest: 4th week October  5kg / 11lbs
    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   
    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: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present
    Good production for my 2 small trees.
  • 2022

    Spring blossom: 20 April
    Harvest: 2nd week October  2kg / 4lbs
    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   2.0m / 6.7ft wide
    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: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present
    Lots of small fruit this year.
  • 2022

    Spring blossom: 20 April
    Harvest: 2nd week October  2kg / 4lbs
    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   2.0m / 6.7ft wide
    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: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present
    Lots of small fruit this year.