King of the Pippins Apple tree
Owner: Cheuk
Location: Amsterdam, NOORD-HOLLAND, Netherlands
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| Age: | Planted in about 2015 |
| Age of this tree: | 10 years |
| Rootstock: | No rootstock, just grafted on my mother tree, and on rubinola mother tree. |
| Soil: | Graft on monther tree. The mother tree is grown in poor soil, but is fertilized every 2-3 months |
| Climate at this location: | zone 7a, mild sea climate, lots of sun, lots of wind, hedge to slowdown some wind |
| Pruning: | Not pruned at this moment, it has been grafted in 2015 on my mother tree (rubinola) |
| Tree form: | Not sure |
| Height: | Not sure |
| Cropping: | Heavy crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | Wasps other insects and birds |
Owner's comments
I received some free scion wood of Reine des Reinettes (king of the pippins). I grafted these onto my rubinola mother tree, like 5 years ago. This year (2020) all three branches it has produced, are really fully loaded with apple beginnings. I have to thin them, and I already cut off those damaged by saw fly or something. I'm quite sure my rubinola mother tree will have a biennial year. Almost all grafted scion wood sticks are bearing fruits.Season records for this tree
2022
Spring blossom: 4 May
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Codling moth: Mild attack
Plum fruit moth: Mild attack
Silverleaf: Not present
A.K.A Reine des Reinettes. I had a taste of these apples last year and they were excellent aromatic, tart, little sweet, I'll have to taste again this year. So I'll have a sit and then have bite in these. I want to know what kind of aromatic's there are in these apples. I think this apple is a great choice for someone with a taste for aromatic apples. Some call this aromatic taste an old fashioned taste. Taste if of all times. The new supermarket/chain store carried apples are reall