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Catshead Apple tree

Owner: Lizzie

Location:  Otautahi/Christchurch, WAITAHA/CANTERBURY, New Zealand

Age:Planted in about 1900
Age of this tree:124 years
Soil:Alluvial river silt 
Climate at this location:Crisp cold winters, hot dry summers
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Scab, codling moth