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Ashmead's Kernel Apple tree

Owner: Bill

Location:  Chorley, LANCASHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2016
Age of this tree:10 years
Soil:Clay over sandstone, with 1m3 tree pit of good stuff before planting 
Climate at this location:Wet Temperate
Tree form:Standard
Height:Taller than 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated

Owner's comments

Took a while to get going but 2019 crop is spectacular - hundreds. Picked as late as I dare after first frosts.

Season records for this tree

  • 2019

    Harvest: 2nd week November  30kg / 66lbs
    Fantastic year