Apple 'Dummellor's Seedling' Malus domestica 'Dummellor's Seedling' (C)

ABOUT
'Dummellor's Seedling' is a culinary cultivar in pollination group 4. Fruit cooks to a well-flavoured, juicy purée; retains acidity to spring. Good, regular crops, but fruit can be small for a cooker. Season of use: November to April
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Dummellor's Seedling'
Common names
Malus domestica 'Normanton Wonder', Malus domestica 'Wellington'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
4-8 metres
Spread
4-8 metres
Hardiness zones
H6
Light
Full Sun
Pruning
Regular pruning is required - see apple pruning; spur bearing
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Cottage & Informal Garden Wildlife Gardens
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
Apple scab, powdery mildews and apple canker may be a problem. Prone to honey fungus