- Family :
- Rosaceae
- Origin :
- Horticultural
- Hardiness Zone :
- 3b
- Light requirement :
- Full sun
- Height at maturity :
- 5 m
- Spread at maturity :
- 4 m
- Crown shape :
- Semi-upright to open
- Roots :
- Has two types of roots: permanent roots, thick and spreading, forming a horizontal layer less than 50 cm from the surface, from which many vertical roots start which descend to the impermeable layer or to the water table.
- Fertility :
- Generally, apple trees are self-sterile. You need two apple trees of different varieties to ensure pollination. Apple trees are compatible within the same type. As all varieties of cultivated apple trees belong to the species Malus domestica, they can therefore pollinate each other. We advise you to have 2 apple trees in your yard, or to check if there are any nearby, if you want to be able to harvest apples
- Spacing requirement from power lines and infrastructure :
- None
- Growth rate :
- Medium
- Soil and moisture :
- Prefers moist, rich, well-drained soil, neutral pH.
- Common problems (disease, fungus, insects) :
- Medium resistance to mildew and fire blight. Good resistance to scab.
- Special comments :
- Honeycrisp is the result of a cross made at the University of Minnesota, USA. Install a rodent guard in the fall; Water well at the plantation and regularly when drought in the first years.
