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Sweet Alford Apple tree

Owner: Darren

Location:  Penwithick, St Austell, ENGLAND, United Kingdom

Age of this tree:2026 years
Soil:clay 
Climate at this location:wet winters warm summers Cornwall
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Not sure
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated

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.