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James Grieve Apple tree

Owner: Darren

Location:  Penwithick, St Austell, ENGLAND, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 2023
Age of this tree:5 years
Soil:Clay 
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Not sure
Pesticides:Not sure

Season records for this tree

  • 2025

    Spring blossom: 10 April
    Size: 2.0m / 6.7ft high   
    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Mild attack
    Mildew: Not present
    Fireblight: Not present
    Cedar-apple rust: Not present
    Woolly aphid: Not present
    Codling moth: Not present
    Plum fruit moth: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present