Apple 'Arthur Turner' Malus domestica 'Arthur Turner' (C)

ABOUT
'Arthur Turner' is a flavoursome cooking apple with large, golden exhibition fruit. Good, regular crops; prone to mildew but with some resistance to scab. Striking, deep pink blossom in spring. Season of use from September to November
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Arthur Turner'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
4-8 metres
Spread
4-8 metres
Hardiness zones
H6
Light
Full Sun
Pruning
apples according to age and training form
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Cottage & Informal Garden
Propogation
Propagate by chip budding or grafting onto a clonal rootstock for fruit. The rootstock used will largely determine the size of the tree
Pests
Aphids, woolly aphid, rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, mussel scale, codling moth and caterpillars are the main pests on edible apples
Diseases
Susceptible to powdery mildews, apple canker may be a problem; some resistance to apple scab