Sweet Alford Apple tree
Owner: Darren
Location: Penwithick, St Austell, ENGLAND, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about 2024 |
| Age of this tree: | 3 years |
| Soil: | clay |
| Climate at this location: | wet winters warm summers Cornwall |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Up to 6ft / 2m |
| Cropping: | Not specified |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
Owner's comments
Pure sweer cider apple with vintage quality , can get scab but in Cornwall not had scab yet. My go too pure sweet cider apple.Season records for this tree
2025
Size: 1.5m / 5.0ft high
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
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
Maiden tree on MM106 small amount of blossom but no apples in 2025, I have made cider with this variety in the past from other orchards, it give a nice vintage quality to the cider mix being a devon pure sweet. not that pleasant to eat.