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Grimes Golden Apple tree

Owner: Niko

Location:  Vancouver, BC, Canada

Age:Planted in about 2010
Age of this tree:16 years
Rootstock:(I think)
Soil:Clay 
Climate at this location:Pacific Northwest. Rain, warm. Zone 7B, I think.
Pruning:Trying to keep it manageable in small yard.
Tree form:Bush (wider at top than bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Organic treatments
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:Rats, Coddling Moths

Owner's comments

Heavy crops every second year. Coddling moth a big problem. Every few years I discard the entire crop early, to kill the entire generation. Apples tend be scabbed by tasty, make great applepies too!