- Family :
- Rosaceae
- Origin :
- Horticultural
- Hardiness Zone :
- 4b
- Light requirement :
- Full sun
- Height at maturity :
- 5 m
- Spread at maturity :
- 4 m
- Spacing requirement from power lines and infrastructure :
- None
- Tree size :
- Small
- Crown shape :
- Pyramidal
- 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
- Growth rate :
- Average
- Soil and moisture :
- Rich, cool and well-drained. Good moisture.
- Common problems (disease, fungus, insects) : :
- A little prone to diseases.
- Special comments :
- Rootstock: M. 106; Due to its fairly abundant production it is recommended to make a thinning; Install a rodent guard in the fall; Water well when planting and regularly during periods of drought during the first years.
