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GoldRush Apple tree

Owner: Jon

Location:  Shaw Island, WA, United States

Age:Planted in about 2016
Age of this tree:9 years
Soil:Silty Clay Loam 
Climate at this location:USDA Zone 8 Mild winter/cool summer PNW marine
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments

Season records for this tree

  • 2019

    Harvest: 3rd week December  2kg / 4lbs
    Size: 2.5m / 8.3ft high   
    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Not present
    Mildew: Not present
    Fireblight: Not present
    Cedar-apple rust: Not present
    Woolly aphid: Not present
    Codling moth: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present