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Freyberg Apple tree

Owner: Tubber

Location:  Christchurch, TYPE A CHOICE BELOW ..., New Zealand

Age:Planted in about 2018
Age of this tree:8 years
Soil:Loess (Clay) 
Climate at this location:Temperate
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Codling Moth

Season records for this tree

  • 2022

    Harvest: 2nd week March  1kg / 2lbs
    Size: 3.0m / 10.0ft high   
    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Not present
    Mildew: Not present
    Fireblight: Not present
    Cedar-apple rust: Not present
    Woolly aphid: Not present
    Codling moth: Mild attack
    Plum fruit moth: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present
    First eal crop. Apple quite delightful and sweet. Happy with this tree.