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Peasgood's Nonsuch Apple tree

Owner: Tim

Location:  Upper Hutt, New Zealand

Age:Planted in about 1990
Age of this tree:34 years
Soil:Clay 
Climate at this location:High rainfall, average around 1950 mm per year. Every month can be wet.
Pruning:Pruned annually in summer to restrict height so no ladder needed for picking
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Codling moth, woolly aphid

Owner's comments

We currently have seven of these trees, on the property when we bought it. They were all moved from a very wet orchard to a somewhat drier spot around 25 years ago. Half of what we moved have since died or been removed. Largest apple to date weighed 964 gms. The garden that 4 of the trees are planted in is mulched with pebbles and rocks on top of weed mat, the other 3 grow out of a thick mat of Euphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon'. Both groups do equally well.