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Fiesta Apple tree

Owner: Billy

Location:  Hopton Wafers, SHROPSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 1990
Age of this tree:35 years
Soil:Sandy loam 
Pruning:Pruned back to goblet shape each winter and approximately 8ft high
Tree form:Half-standard
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Not sure
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Coddling moths, bird damage

Owner's comments

Love this tree. I have 35 and they crop medium to heavy each year. A third goes off for juicing and the rest keep me till Xmas. Beautiful apple , lovely eater , very Cox like in its taste. The largest ones go for Baked apples