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Reverend W Wilks Apple tree

Owner: Sue

Location:  Maidstone, KENT, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 1960
Age of this tree:64 years
Soil:Clay 
Pruning:Sometimes
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Not sure
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Not sure
Pesticides:Not sure

Owner's comments

Fascinating tree. Produces fruit suitable for cooking/eating. Very old variety which was identified for us at East Malling Research Station. Very light cropper, but much earlier than Bramley. Lacks flavour of Bramley but good for stewing with blackberries!

Season records for this tree

  • 2018

    Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high   3.5m / 11.7ft wide
    Slightly better than average.