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Catshead Apple tree

Owner: Ken

Location:  Minstead, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 1800
Age of this tree:225 years
Soil:Dark loam 
Climate at this location:Warmer than average
Tree form:Half-standard
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Coddling moth

Season records for this tree

  • 2025

    Harvest: 2nd week September  10kg / 22lbs
    Size: 5.0m / 16.7ft high   5.0m / 16.7ft wide
    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Not present
    Mildew: Mild attack
    Fireblight: Not present
    Cedar-apple rust: Not present
    Woolly aphid: Mild attack
    Codling moth: Mild attack
    Silverleaf: Not present