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Ashmead's Kernel Apple tree

Owner: Jamilynn

Location:  Aptos, CA, United States

Age:Planted in about 2007
Age of this tree:19 years
Climate at this location:Temperate coastal climate. No water/rain/irrigation from around March to Oct.
Pruning:Yes
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Something that eats into the apples.

Owner's comments

Very sturdy tree. We really just let it go. I pick up fallen apples to try and keep bugs from gathering. That's about it. Someone always gets to our apples before we do. I wait for them to ripen and then, voila, one morning they are all picked and gone.