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Buckingham Apple tree

Owner: Steven

Location:  Turney, MO, United States

Age:Planted in about 2015
Age of this tree:10 years
Soil:6 inches of soil over clay. 
Climate at this location:Temperate. Freezes from November through March. Four full seasons. temp 100 F to -5 F.
Pruning:Prune every year to spread tree and allow a central leader
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Does not usually produce any fruit
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Japanese Beetles (Horrible the last two years.)

Owner's comments

In the Road Orchard of 16 trees planted in 2015-16. Most have started flowering already and this orchard has my earliest flowering Redfield Tree and my latest flowering Red Rome.