2023 - A light crop this year with more variety in size but good as ever. Early October picked a small basket full. A week later in storage they were getting mealy but still good flavor - very good in sauce mixed with the last of the plums. So this is a little late to harvest them for best eating. Still an amazing 'gift' apple.

2022 - The tree still seemed unbalanced on top so the last top long limb was cut off, plus a lot of tangle and crossed branches. It looks much better and was thick with blossoms the first of June.

Checked with Solar Pathfinder - tree has full sun all season except just 7 hrs in September. In a good spot! Fruit set was light this year, fruit not as good as previous but didn't hear any complaints from wild critters! All fruit drops cleaned up.

2020 - 5/11 cut top off, maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of tree, above large limb that hangs over drive. Plus some other minimal pruning. Looks unbalanced now. May decide to cut that large limb off but not for several years. See how it does.

Light set of apples, mostly yellow and smaller than last year's nice fruit. but tree did OK.

2019 - May 14 I cut off some watersprouts and uprights. For now leaving it large except for occasional pruning of crossed branches. September 28 there was a large crop with some really nice "lunchbox" sized apples. To my surprise they were very tasty! They dropped regularly for the wildlife.

2018 - Pruned one large limb and some uprights, trying to keep somewhat less tangled. Off year for fruit, just a few. Ate one late and found it better tasting than I thought - 2" tart but flavorful, lt has red blushed stripes on yellow (previous years have been mostly yellow). Good growing year (long hot summer).

2017 - Pruned for air and ease the tangle, removed one large limb and some uprights. Full of blossoms. Mid Sept dropping many apples. Yellow green w/ red blush, about 1 1/2". Dry, juicy, tart/sweet, like small Splitter fruits. Later apples riper. Deer cleaning up every night. Real nice crab.