Plant: Red Delicious - Apple Tree
Apple Tree · Malus domestica 'Red Delicious'
Size: 5 gal
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More about this plant
Red Delicious is the most widely planted apple tree in North America and grows fast, more than 24 inches a year, reaching 10 to 25 feet tall and wide with an erect form. Fragrant white flowers with a slight blush bloom in clusters mid-season in spring, followed by medium to large, oval, red-skinned fruit that ripens in fall and is juicy, crisp, sweet and mild. Grow it in full sun in moist, well drained loam high in organic matter, from acid to neutral pH. Plant it with another apple tree of similar size that blooms at the same time for improved production, and expect frequent disease and insect problems. The fruit suits fresh eating and desserts and stores well at 40 degrees F or below. Flowers attract bees and butterflies.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 25 ft tall and 25 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-8
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Red Delicious is the most widely planted apple tree in North America and grows fast, more than 24 inches a year, reaching 10 to 25 feet tall and wide with an erect form. Fragrant white flowers with a slight blush bloom in clusters mid-season in spring, followed by medium to large, oval, red-skinned fruit that ripens in fall and is juicy, crisp, sweet and mild. Grow it in full sun in moist, well drained loam high in organic matter, from acid to neutral pH. Plant it with another apple tree of similar size that blooms at the same time for improved production, and expect frequent disease and insect problems. The fruit suits fresh eating and desserts and stores well at 40 degrees F or below. Flowers attract bees and butterflies.
- Flowers
- White flowers with a slight blush bloom in clusters mid-season.
- Foliage
- Alternate, simple green leaves 1 to 3 inches long.
- Fruit
- Medium to large, oval-shaped fruit with red skin and juicy, crisp, sweet, mild flesh.
- Native range
- USA
