Cultivation
Grow in well-drained or moist but well drained, moderately fertile soil in full sun. Best if fan-trained so they can be netted to avoid bird damage. Self-fertile. Rootstock determines final height. Fruit tends to split in wet weather.
Suggested uses
Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises, Flavouring food and drinks, Specimen tree
Pruning
Pruning group 1. Prune in midsummer in areas where silver leaf is a problem. Train fan-trained trees in spring with routine pruning in summer during fruit harvest.
Pests
Aphids
Caterpillars
Leaf mining moths
Bullfinches
Diseases
Bacterial canker
Blossom wilt
Silver leaf
