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Ashmead's Kernel Apple tree

Owner: Stuart

Location:  Bury St Edmunds, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2017
Age of this tree:8 years
Soil:Suffolk loam 
Climate at this location:Typical east coast weather, can be dry'ish summers and cold winters when north easterly winds
Pruning:Pruning as for mature cropping tress
Tree form:Half-standard
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:Not specified
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Aphids

Season records for this tree

  • 2023

    Spring blossom: 14 May
  • 2022

    Spring blossom: 3 May
    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   
    Plenty of blossom, going over to fruit buds by 10 May, not as prolific as Ribston but still plentiful. Little or no aphid presence. Harvested over extended period.