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Bramley's Seedling Apple tree

Owner: John

Location:  Shanklin, ISLE OF WIGHT, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 1920
Age of this tree:109 years
Soil:Mix of clay and sand 
Climate at this location:temperate
Pruning:Top thinned out in 2000
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Biennial cropping (alternate years)
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated

Owner's comments

Believed to be an old orchard tree. Probably reached end of productive life. Buds on tips of branches starting to open - 01.04.2023