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Bare Root Reverend W. Wilks Apple Tree Click The Link For Containerised Reverend W Wilks Cooking Apple Tree One of the few outstanding cooking apple trees as you should expect as it carries the RHS Award of Garden Merit.Compared to most other cooking apple trees you should experience noticeably less health and disease problems. Expect to get a large harvest of early and large cooking apples . These cook down to a light and sweet puree (apple mush to the average Joe/Jane).Considered to be a little more compact than your average cooking apple.Reverend W. Wilks cooking apple trees are self fertile which means you do not have to plant another apple tree nearby for it to pollinate and provide apples. Your harvest should be improved however by having another apple tree nearby in pollination groups C1,C2 or C3. The catalogue lists it as first recorded in 1904. We assume that not to mean it sang into a gramophone.
Reverend W. Wilks Cooking Apple Bare Root Options Explained Maiden MM106 grows 3.5m 1-2 years old, no pruning applied, grows to around 3.5 metres tall.2 Year Bush MM106 Grows to 3.5m 2-3 years old, pruned to be a bush shape. grows to around 3.5 metres tall.Half Standard 2-3 years old, pruned to be a lollipop shape, grows to around 3.00 metres tall, M26 RootstockFeeling Confused About The Amount Of Options Available For Our Reverend W Wilks Cooking Apple Tree?The average Joe/Jane will go for a 2-3 year old Bush or Half Standard on M26 or M106.
Most Important Information For Reverend W. Wilks Month Of Fruiting: Late August but the apples do not store for very long. Type Of Apple: Cooking Fertility: (C2) SELF-FERTILE. Does not require another apple tree nearby to pollinate however another one planted nearby from groups C2, C3 or C4 should increase apple harvest. See What Our Customers Are Saying About Our Bare Root Reverend W Wilks Cooking Apple TreesEither we forgot to ask for a testimonial about this apple tree or everyone was too busy baking to write one. Compare All Our Bare Root Cooking Apple Trees
Do I Need To Stake My Bare Root Tree? 9 out of 10 times the answer will be no, especially if under 200cm tall. However our article on Tree Staking should help guide you.
Planting In The Corner Of A Garden Air and light is reduced in this location which could promote fungus and bacterial issues. If the corner is of the house and a fence then you also have leeching issues to contend with from cement and wood preservatives. Also when it rains, that area would experience higher water levels so we advise against it unless the plant is very hardy. 1 Year Maiden Bare Root Trees If you plant a 1 Year maiden tree and do not prune it at all, it will grow a little more upright and have more clear stem.
Bare Root Apple Tree Jargon ExplainedThe options we give you when selecting an Apple tree are made up of the following terms.
Select the root stock you desire from the list above or if you are unsure, telephone us on 0800 043 1057 or use the enquiry page.
Fruit Tree HeightsTaller does not mean more value for money. A 1 year old fruit tree can easily be substantially higher than a 2 year old, this is because they are hard pruned at 1 year old to create the desired shape. Some trees have over 100cm of height removed. They can then have another pruning at 2 years old to increase fruit growing real estate. Most fruit trees will benefit from having a third to half of the seasons new growth cut back in the Autumn to prevent long whippy branches which break easily. Age and pruning completed determine real value.
