Peasgood's Nonsuch Apple tree
Owner: Tim
Location: Upper Hutt, New Zealand
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| Age: | Planted in about 1990 |
| Age of this tree: | 35 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 when they were small 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 four 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.Season records for this tree
2025
Harvest: 4th week March 20kg / 44lbs
Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Cedar-apple rust: Not present
Woolly aphid: Mild attack
Codling moth: Severe attack
Plum fruit moth: Not present
Silverleaf: Not present
Harvest is an estimated yield for a single tree (our most productive one), size is for that same tree. Yield has been estimated because we get a lot of fallers prior to picking the bulk of the crop and possums eat some of them. This season the quantity is up, the proportion with codling moth damage is up and the individual average apple size is down, with most being well under 500 gms.