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Schmidtberger Reinette Apple tree

Owner: Niko

Location:  Vancouver, BC, Canada

Age:Planted in about 2010
Age of this tree:16 years
Rootstock:I think...
Soil:Clay 
Pruning:Tried to keep short, but shaded by Gingko (!), now sneaking an espallier out the other side. Messy!
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Light crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Organic treatments
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Rats!!!

Owner's comments

Fruits well, but near a fence and rats absolutely LOVE the fruit. Now grafting copies to other crab apples, of which one or two grow each year under the original tree from fallen half-rat-eaten fruit!