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Anna Apple tree

Owner: Marilyn

Location:  Long Beach, CA, United States

Age:Planted in about 2011
Age of this tree:15 years
Soil:hard clay 
Climate at this location:coastal desert
Pruning:occasional pruning
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:worms squirrels

Season records for this tree

  • 2018

    Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high   2.0m / 6.7ft wide
    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Mild attack
    Cedar-apple rust: Not present
    Codling moth: Severe attack
    Silverleaf: Not present
    If fruit is left to ripen on the tree the apple turns mushy from the bottom up. Worms are a big problem.