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Bramley 20 Apple tree

Owner: John

Location:  Shanklin, ISLE OF WIGHT, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2022
Age of this tree:4 years
Soil:Sandy loam 
Climate at this location:Temperate
Pruning:Summer pruning carried out
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:No pests so far.

Owner's comments

Buds on tips of branches starting to open - 01.04.2023 - Lots of rain in past month - fairly mild. Buds on tips open 07.04.2023. Only three apples allowed to form, the removed to allow tree to develop. Last leaves fall 15th December.

Season records for this tree

  • 2023

    Spring blossom: 15 April
    Harvest: 2nd week August
    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   2.0m / 6.7ft wide
    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
    Plum fruit moth: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present
    Last leaves fall 15rh December.