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Ribston Pippin Apple tree

Owner: Cheuk

Location:  Amsterdam, NOORD-HOLLAND, Netherlands

Age:Planted in about 2020
Age of this tree:4 years
Rootstock:Grafted upon an golden delicous. this was a small tree of two years
Soil:Plot has peaty/acidity soil, so fruit trees go into a container. 20 Litres with compost, cow dung, potassium, bloodmeal, lime, liquid firtilizer 
Climate at this location:zone 7a, mild sea climate, lots of sun, lots of wind, hedge to slowdown some wind
Pruning:Not pruned at this moment, it has been grafted in 2020.
Tree form:Not sure
Height:Not sure
Cropping:Not specified
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:none at this moment

Owner's comments

I got some free ribston pippin scion wood. in 2018 I grafted Ribston pippin onto an cut-back golden delicious, but I managed to damage the graft, luckily it had a good grow spurt on my rubinola mother tree, so I took some wood of in winter to graft in spring. A few days ago this year (2020) I noticed that both grafts have been taken, I'll let them grow and chose which one to cut one day. Supp. (2022) I have not cut one of just now. The grafts were blossoming. I cut the blossoms off. The grafts did not grow enough. Choosing one over the other...it's too early for that.

Season records for this tree

  • 2022

    Spring blossom: 18 April
    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
    Ribston pippin is blossoming fully for 100%.