Apple, Gemini

Malus x ‘Jefcoutts’

Size (HxW): 15’ x 15’

Growth Habit: Rounded, wide branching

Fruit Size: 2.5-3” (Medium-Large)

Planting Location: Sheltered

Zone 2b/3a

Crisp, juicy, medium sweet apple is excellent for fresh eating

Fruit is red over yellow-green

Apple blossom flowers bloom in late May – early June

Fruit ripens in late August; stores for 2-3 months in refrigerator

One of the most cold tolerant variety of apple

Leaves turn a pleasant yellow colour in fall

Starts bearing fruit approximately 2-4 years after planting

Needs cross pollination to produce fruit. Must be either a DIFFERENT apple variety or flowering crabapple

Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better

Medium Growth Rate: 10-14”/year

Life Expectancy: 40-50 years

Higher resistance to fireblight

*Dwarf sizing also available

Plant Care:

- All apples grow best in a wind-sheltered area - Needs a sunny, well-drained location. - For best fruiting results, prune annually to avoid dense growth; ripening fruit needs lots of sunlight. - Requires a second different apple variety nearby for cross-pollination to produce a good yield - Apples are susceptible to fire blight; avoid mid-summer pruning

Description

Size (HxW): 15’ x 15’

Growth Habit: Rounded, wide branching

Fruit Size: 2.5-3” (Medium-Large)

Planting Location: Sheltered

Zone 2b/3a

Crisp, juicy, medium sweet apple is excellent for fresh eating
Fruit is red over yellow-green
Apple blossom flowers bloom in late May – early June
Fruit ripens in late August; stores for 2-3 months in refrigerator
One of the most cold tolerant variety of apple
Leaves turn a pleasant yellow colour in fall
Starts bearing fruit approximately 2-4 years after planting
Needs cross pollination to produce fruit. Must be either a DIFFERENT apple variety or flowering crabapple
Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better
Medium Growth Rate: 10-14”/year
Life Expectancy: 40-50 years
Higher resistance to fireblight